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Table 2 Sociodemographic associations with child overweight/obesity at age 8

From: Early childhood factors associated with obesity at age 8 in Vietnamese children: The Young Lives Cohort Study

Variables

Odds Ratioa [95% CI]

Sex (Boy)

2.2 [1.6–3.1]***

Site type (Urban)

4.3 [3–6]***

Wealth index (5% increase)

 Urban WI

1.4 [1.3–1.6]***

 Rural WI

1.1 [1.1–1.2]***

  1. aThe odds ratio for each variable is found after adjusting for the other
  2. socio-demographic variables in this table
  3. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001
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