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Table 3 Association between overweight/obesity among children and adolescents and child food insecurity status

From: The association of household and child food insecurity with overweight/obesity in children and adolescents in an urban setting of Ethiopia

Characteristics/variables

Categories

Crude odd ratio

P-value

Adjusted odd ratio

P-value

Age group of the children and adolescents, years

5–9

1

 

1

 

10–14

0.75 (0.48–1.15)

0.190

0.52 (0.32–0.86)

0.010

15–18

0.45 (0.27–0.74)

0.002

0.24 (0.13–0.44)

0.000

Maternal occupation

Unemployed

1

 

1

 

Private business

1.00 (0.60–1.69)

0.981

0.99 (0.55–1.76)

0.967

Employed*

1.70 (1.14–2.53)

0.009

1.76 (1.11–2.80)

0.016

Wealth index

Poorest

1

 

1

 

Poorer

1.47 (0.80–2.69)

0.209

1.38 (0.73–2.59)

0.318

Middle

1.08 (0.58–2.00)

0.812

1.05 (0.54–2.01)

0.892

Richer

1.62 (0.88–2.97)

0.118

1.60 (0.82–3.12)

0.172

Richest

3.14 (1.75–5.64)

0.000

3.18 (1.66–6.10)

0.000

Age group of household head

< 40 years

1

 

1

 

≥ 40 years

1.48 (1.03–2.14)

0.036

1.62 (1.04–2.50)

0.032

Maternal education

No-formal education

1

 

1

 

Formal education

1.26 (0.88–1.80)

0.208

1.08 (0.70–1.67)

0.718

Child food insecurity status

Food secure

1

 

1

 

Food insecure

0.67 (0.38–1.18)

0.164

0.78 (0.40–1.52)

0.470

  1. Employed*-Government and NGO employee