Table 5.
Contributing factors to childhood overweight and obesity in school children 9–11 years old in urban Vietnam in a sub sample with dietary data (N = 124).
| Contributing factors | Overweight (n = 37) | Obesity (n = 34) | Elevated WHtR (n = 34) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95%CI) | aOR(95%) | OR (95%CI) | aOR(95%) | OR (95%CI) | aOR(95%)) | |
| Child's characteristics | ||||||
| Sex (girls vs. boys) | 1.37 (0.56–3.30) | 0.24 (0.92–0.60)* | 0.19 (0.06‐0.57)* | 0.21 (0.09–0.50)** | 0.23 (0.09–0.59)* | |
| Diet (traditional pattern) | ||||||
| 2nd tertile vs. 1st tertile | 1.43 (0.53–3.84) | 1.38 (0.44–4.29) | 0.96 (0.26‐3.55) | 1.18 (0.42–3.29) | ||
| 3rd tertile vs. 1st tertile | 1.55 (0.53–4.51) | 3.6 (1.22–10.64)* | 2.98 (0.82‐10.82) | 2.11 (0.80–5.59) | ||
| Diet (discretionary pattern) | ||||||
| 2nd tertile vs. 1st tertile | 3.11 (1.04–9.3)* | 4.76 (1.17–19.26)* | 1.07 (0.37–3.06) | 0.73 (0.29–1.89) | ||
| 3rd tertile vs. 1st tertile | 1.36 (0.46–4.03) | 1.73 (0.41–7.38) | 0.48 (0.17–1.39) | 0.56 (0.21–1.50) | ||
| Diet (industrialised pattern) | ||||||
| 2nd tertile vs. 1st tertile | 0.75 (0.26–2.16) | 2.86 (0.95–8.63) | 2.88 (1.02–8.09)* | 1.78 (0.58–5.50) | ||
| 3rd tertile vs. 1st tertile | 1.02 (0.38–2.73) | 1.85 (0.59–5.82) | 2.07 (0.72–5.93) | 1.70 (0.54–5.30) | ||
| Parent's characteristics | ||||||
| Parental perception on child's nutritional status (matched and overestimated vs. underestimated) | 0.10 (0.03–0.30)** | 0.06 (0.02‐0.21)** | 0.21 (0.08–0.55)** | 0.24 (0.08–0.74)* | 0.45 (0.19–1.07) | |
Note: OR, odd ratio (reference group is healthy/underweight children), aOR, adjusted odd ratio (adjusted for energy intake and physical activity and for each other).
*
p < 0.05
**
p < 0.001.