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. 2014 Mar 19;17(11):2528–2536. doi: 10.1017/S1368980013002954

Table 2.

Logistic regression analyses for the relationship between overweight and family meals and watching TV during meals in 11-year-old children in nine European countries, PRO GREENS project, 2009; odds ratios and 95 % confidence intervals, adjusted for age, gender and parental educational level. Separate model for every meal-related variable

Meal-related determinants of Sweden The Netherlands Iceland Finland Germany Portugal Slovenia Greece Bulgaria
overweight OR 95 % CI OR 95 % CI OR 95 % CI OR 95 % CI OR 95 % CI OR 95 % CI OR 95 % CI OR 95 % CI OR 95 % CI
How often do you have breakfast with your mother and father? P = 0·39 (n 622) P = 0·69 (n 495) P = 0·55 (n 324) P = 0·24 (n 816) P = 0·28 (n 524) P = 0·92 (n 666) P = 0·52 (n 1102) P = 0·82 (n 639) P = 0·26 (n 846)
Every day 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
4–6 d/week 1·30 0·67, 2·52 0·56 0·21, 1·50 1·63 0·78, 3·41 1·15 0·68, 1·95 0·94 0·47, 1·92 0·83 0·43, 1·60 1·06 0·67, 1·67 1·15 0·67, 2·00 0·87 0·52, 1·45
1–3 d/week 1·44 0·72, 2·90 0·86 0·36, 2·03 1·06 0·47, 2·37 1·47 0·92, 2·34 1·54 0·91, 2·61 0·92 0·55, 1·52 1·10 0·77, 1·58 1·16 0·76, 1·79 1·32 0·86, 2·05
<1 d/week 1·84 0·87, 3·89 1·07 0·39, 2·95 1·47 0·64, 3·35 1·63 0·93, 2·86 1·58 0·77, 3·27 1·06 0·67, 1·66 0·82 0·54, 1·24 0·98 0·63, 1·52 0·83 0·50, 1·39
How often do you have dinner with your mother and father? P = 0·89 (n 621) P = 0·55 (n 493) P = 0·82 (n 313) P = 0·89 (n 809) P = 0·003 (n 522) P = 0·37 (n 664) P = 0·79 (n 1078) P = 0·92 (n 632) P = 0·17 (n 838)
Every day 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
4–6 d/week 1·02 0·55, 1·89 0·70 0·28, 1·73 1·56 0·62, 3·94 1·11 0·69, 1·78 0·59 0·29, 1·21 0·57 0·24, 1·33 1·17 0·79, 1·72 1·12 0·71, 1·76 1·48 0·90, 2·43
1–3 d/week 1·25 0·41, 3·75 1·17 0·25, 5·50 0·90 0·18, 4·41 1·14 0·58, 2·22 0·79 0·33, 1·85 0·75 0·34, 1·63 1·18 0·80, 1·73 0·96 0·61, 1·53 0·94 0·45, 1·95
<1 d/week 1·59 0·43, 5·83 4·46 0·36, 55·3 1·02 0·11, 9·54 0·66 0·15, 2·97 3·70 1·67, 8·19 0·54 0·18, 1·64 1·13 0·73, 1·76 1·13 0·67, 1·94 0·45 0·16, 1·31
How often is a TV on during dinner? P = 0·012 (n 622) P = 0·46 (n 477) P = 0·71 (n 329) P = 0·003 (n 816) P = 0·49 (n 508) P = 0·036 (n 665) P = 0·63 (n 1084) P = 0·39 (n 640) P = 0·16 (n 859)
Every day 2·12 1·08, 4·17 1·75 0·71, 4·32 0·98 0·40, 2·38 2·57 1·57, 4·20 1·82 0·95, 3·50 2·96 1·41, 6·15 1·20 0·81, 1·79 0·77 0·45, 1·30 1·03 0·47, 2·24
4–6 d/week 0·39 0·13, 1·16 1·92 0·70, 5·28 0·97 0·39, 2·42 1·56 0·85, 2·84 1·45 0·67, 3·15 2·21 0·94, 5·22 0·89 0·55, 1·44 0·87 0·50, 1·50 0·73 0·29, 1·82
1–3 d/week 0·73 0·33, 1·58 0·91 0·37, 2·26 0·54 0·19, 1·55 1·25 0·66, 2·36 1·09 0·56, 2·12 2·38 0·83, 6·81 0·89 0·57, 1·38 0·75 0·46, 1·24 0·66 0·23, 1·87
<1 d/week 0·82 0·41, 1·65 0·87 0·37, 2·06 0·80 0·26, 2·45 1·40 0·75, 2·59 1·15 0·58, 2·31 1·58 0·50, 4·98 1·04 0·64, 1·68 1·16 0·69, 1·95 2·08 0·73, 5·93
Never 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.

TV, television; ref., referent category.