Table 3 Parsimonious adjusted models (nutrition & physical activity variables in multivariable analyses, adjusted for sociodemographic variables)

Nutrition Variables

length of breastfeeding

(ref is < 6 months)

6–12 months

> 12 months

# of times child ate/day

(ref is 3 times)

0–2 times

0.6 [0.3–1.1]

1.9 [0.2–18.8]

4–5 times

0.8 [0.4–1.5]

1.5 [0.8–2.9]

6 + times

2.4 [1.3–4.6]***

3.2 [1.6–6.8]***

restaurant/food stalls^b

(ref is lowest quartile)

2nd quartile

1.2 [0.6–2.5]

1.4 [0.8–2.4]

3rd quartile

2.6 [1.4–4.7]***

1.8 [1.1–2.9]**

4th quartile

4.6 [2.6–8.2]***

2.6 [1.5–4.3]***

powdered milk^b,c

(ref is lowest quartile)

2nd quartile

3.1 [1.8–5.3]***

3rd quartile

2.4 [1.4–4.1]***

4th quartile

2.8 [1.6–4.6]***

1.8 [1.1–3.0]*

milk/milk products^b

(ref is lowest quartile)

2nd quartile

1.4 [0.8–2.6]

0.9 [0.5–1.5]

3rd quartile

2.4 [1.4–4.0]***

1.2 [0.7–2.0]

4th quartile

3.9 [1.6–4.2]***

1.1 [0.6–1.8]

packaged sweets/

snacks^b

(ref is lowest quartile)

2nd quartile

1.4 [0.9–2.3]

2.1 [1.4–3.2]***

3rd quartile

2.3 [1.6–3.5]***

2.4 [1.6–3.8]***

4th quartile

3.4 [2.3–4.9]***

3.5 [2.4–5.1]***

honey/sugar^b

(ref is lowest quartile)

2nd quartile

1.5 [1.0–2.3]

0.9 [0.6–1.4]

3rd quartile

2.0 [1.3–3.2]***

1.0 [0.5–2.0]

4th quartile

2.7 [1.8–4.1]***

1.5 [0.9–5.1]

Physical Activity

Variables

mode of transportation

(ref is walking)

riding bike

1.3 [0.8–2.1]

1.6 [0.9–2.7]

motorbike

3.4 [2.1–5.0]***

3.8 [2.5–5.9]***

hours child spent playing in last week

(ref is < 6 h)

6–10 h

1.6 [1.0–2.7]

1.0 [0.6–1.3]

10h hours

1.2 [0.7–2.1]

0.6 [0.5–1.1]

number of TVs owned in household

(ref is 0)

1 TV

2.0 [0.9–4.2]

2.4 [0.7–8.0]

2+ TV

2.8 [1.1–7.0]

4.9 [1.4–17.4]*