Table 2 Univariates and multivariate analyses of factors associated with overweight and obesity in children

Low-income household

1.50 (1.35–1.66)

< 0.001

1.44 (1.29–1.60)

< 0.001

Age, 2–7 yrs (vs. 0–1 yrs)

1.20 (1.09–1.32)

< 0.001

1.19 (1.08–1.31)

< 0.001

Male gender

1.34 (1.23–1.47)

< 0.001

1.35 (1.23–1.47)

< 0.001

Foreign mother

1.69 (1.39–2.05)

< 0.001

1.51 (1.24–1.85)

< 0.001

Baseline dmft index^b

1.01 (0.99–1.02)

0.317

1.00 (0.98–1.01)

0.736

Spectacle wear

1.21 (1.01–1.44)

0.038

1.21 (1.01–1.44)

0.042