Table 2.
Unadjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for child overweight (≥85th percentile)
| OR | 95% CI | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acculturation index score, continuous | 1.33 | 0.91 | 1.94 | 0.14 |
| Americanization, continuous | 1.96 | 1.25 | 3.09 | 0.004 |
| Birthplace | ||||
| Central/South America | 1.20 | 0.65 | 2.22 | 0.57 |
| Mexico | 1.00 | Reference | ||
| U.S. | 6.44 | 1.30 | 31.82 | 0.02 |
| Years in U.S., continuous | 1.04 | 0.99 | 1.09 | 0.13 |
| Demographic factors, maternal | ||||
| Age, years (continuous) | 1.00 | 0.95 | 1.05 | 0.92 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 1.26 | 0.63 | 2.53 | 0.52 |
| Not married | 1.00 | Reference | ||
| Health factors, child | ||||
| Birth weight, g | ||||
| ≤4000 | 1.00 | Reference | ||
| >4000 | 1.10 | 0.47 | 2.58 | 0.83 |
| OR | 95% CI | p value | ||
| Health status | ||||
| Fair or poor | 0.25 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 0.002 |
| Good or excellent | 1.00 | Reference | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 1.00 | Reference | ||
| Male | 1.39 | 0.79 | 2.47 | 0.25 |
| Television viewing, daily (h) | ||||
| ≤2 | 0.92 | 0.71 | 1.19 | 0.53 |
| 1.00 | Reference | |||
| >2 | ||||
| Nutrition factors, child | ||||
| How well the child eats | ||||
| Not well or poorly | 1.00 | Reference | ||
| Well or very well | 3.95 | 2.06 | 7.57 | <0.0001 |
| Fast food consumption | ||||
| Weekly | 1.34 | 0.43 | 4.17 | 0.61 |
| Monthly | 2.07 | 0.63 | 6.83 | 0.23 |
| Less than monthly | 1.00 | Reference | ||
| OR | 95% CI | P value | ||
| “Frijoles” (bean) consumption | ||||
| Daily | 2.86 | 1.08 | 7.55 | 0.03 |
| Weekly | 3.09 | 1.22 | 7.85 | 0.02 |
| Less than weekly | 1.00 | Reference | ||
| Fruit consumption | ||||
| Daily, twice or more | 1.14 | 0.49 | 2.67 | 0.76 |
| Daily, once | 1.02 | 0.39 | 2.63 | 0.97 |
| Less than daily | 1.00 | Reference | ||
| Juice consumption | ||||
| Daily | 0.97 | 0.21 | 4.48 | 0.97 |
| Weekly | 1.33 | 0.15 | 11.93 | 0.80 |
| Less than weekly | 1.00 | Reference | ||
| Meat consumption | ||||
| Daily | 0.81 | 0.16 | 4.29 | 0.81 |
| Weekly | 0.69 | 0.13 | 3.59 | 0.66 |
| Less than weekly | 1.00 | Reference | ||
| Soda consumption | 1.45 | 0.57 | 3.68 | 0.44 |
| Daily | ||||
| Weekly or monthly | 0.77 | 0.41 | 1.44 | 0.41 |
| Less than monthly | 1.00 | Reference | ||
| Tortilla consumption | OR | 95% CI | p value | |
| Daily | 0.82 | 0.33 | 2.03 | 0.66 |
| Weekly or monthly | 0.54 | 0.20 | 1.48 | 0.23 |
| Less than monthly | 1.00 | Reference | ||
| Vegetable consumption | ||||
| Daily | 1.59 | 0.54 | 4.63 | 0.40 |
| Weekly | 1.22 | 0.41 | 3.64 | 0.72 |
| Less than weekly | 1.00 | Reference | ||
| Body mass | ||||
| Maternal BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
| Healthy (≤25) | 1.00 | Reference | ||
| Overweight (25–29.9) | 1.83 | 0.83 | 4.05 | 0.41 |
| Obese (≥30) | 3.73 | 1.68 | 8.26 | 0.001 |
| Maternal perception of the child's weight | ||||
| Too low | 0.21 | 0.07 | 0.64 | 0.006 |
| Fine/normal | 1.00 | Reference | ||
| Too high | 10.67 | 2.37 | 48.08 | 0.002 |