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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Apr 21.
Published in final edited form as: Rev Saude Publica. 2008 Dec;42(Suppl 2):60–69. doi: 10.1590/s0034-89102008000900009

Table 5.

Crude and adjusted analysis of the effect of independent variables on occurrence of overweight. Pelotas, Southern Brazil, 1982 to 2004-5

Variable Men Women
Crude Adjusted* Crude Adjusted**
PR 95% CI PR 95% CI PR 95% CI PR 95% CI
Skin color p = 1.00*** p = 0.26*** p <0.001*** p <0.001***
  White 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -
  Black or Mixed 1.00 0.86;1.17 1.12 0.95;1.31 1.50 1.28;1.76 1.43 1.21;1.68
Family income -1982 (MW) p <0.001**** p <0.001**** p <0.001**** p = 0.007****
  ≤1 0.56 0.42;0.74 0.53 0.40;0.71 2.64 1.55;4.52 2.30 1.34;3.95
  1.1 - 3 0.78 0.61;0.98 0.76 0.60;0.96 2.43 1.44;4.11 2.23 1.32;3.78
  3.1 - 6 0.89 0.69;1.15 0.88 0.68;1.14 2.32 1.35;3.98 2.21 1.29;3.80
  6.1 - 10 0.82 0.59;1.15 0.82 0.59;1.14 2.09 1.14;3.86 2.07 1.13;3.80
  >10 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -
Change in income (1982 → 2004-5) p <0.001**** p <0.001**** p <0.001**** p <0.001****
  Always poor 0.60 0.48;0.75 0.57 0.45;0.72 1.64 1.37;1.97 1.47 1.21;1.79
  Non poor → poor 0.85 0.70;1.02 0.84 0.70;1.01 1.28 1.05;1.57 1.25 1.02;1.53
  Poor → non poor 0.90 0.75;1.07 0.85 0.71;1.03 1.20 0.96;1.51 1.08 0.86;1.37
  Never poor 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -
Birthweight (grams) p <0.001**** p <0.001**** p = 0.007*** p = 0.002***
  <2500 0.68 0.48;0.95 0.72 0.52;1.01 0.63 0.42;0.96 0.60 0.40;0.91
  2500 - 2999 0.64 0.50;0.82 0.68 0.53;0.87 0.73 0.52;1.02 0.70 0.50;0.97
  3000 - 3499 0.74 0.59;0.92 0.76 0.61;0.95 0.62 0.45;0.86 0.62 0.45;0.86
  3500 - 3999 0.89 0.72;1.11 0.91 0.74;1.14 0.83 0.59;1.15 0.86 0.62;1.19
  ≥4000 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -
Breastfeeding (months) p = 0.88*** p = 0.62**** p = 0.05**** p = 0.16****
  <1.0 1.03 0.84;1.27 1.06 0.87;1.31 0.82 0.64;1.05 0.88 0.69;1.13
  1.0 - 2.9 0.98 0.80;1.21 1.00 0.82;1.23 0.85 0.68;1.08 0.88 0.70;1.11
  3.0 - 5.9 0.93 0.75;1.16 0.93 0.75;1.15 0.99 0.79;1.25 1.07 0.85;1.34
  6.0 - 8.9 1.07 0.83;1.38 1.02 0.79;1.31 0.83 0.61;1.14 0.90 0.66;1.24
  9.0 - 11.9 1.06 0.75;1.50 0.98 0.69;1.40 1.20 0.83;1.72 1.21 0.84;1.75
  ≥12.0 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -
Youth’s schooling (years) p = 0.003**** p = 0.15*** p <0.001**** p = 0.006****
  0 - 4 0.65 0.48;0.88 0.85 0.61;1.19 1.95 1.42;2.69 1.61 1.10;2.34
  5 - 8 0.88 0.72;1.08 1.11 0.88;1.40 1.76 1.36;2.27 1.49 1.09;2.03
  9 - 11 0.96 0.80;1.16 1.13 0.92;1.39 1.48 1.17;1.88 1.32 1.01;1.73
  ≥12 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -

MW: Minimum wages

*

Variables in the first level (skin color, family income in 1982) adjusted for each other. Change in income adjusted for skin color. Birthweight adjusted for family income. Breastfeeding adjusted for family income and birthweight. Youth’s schooling adjusted for income and birthweight

**

Variables in the first level (skin color, family income in 1982) adjusted for each other. Change in income adjusted for skin color. Birthweight adjusted for skin color and family income. Breastfeeding adjusted for skin color, income, and birthweight. Youth’s schooling adjusted for skin color, income, birthweight, and breastfeeding.

***

Wald’s test for heterogeneity

****

Test for linear trend