Table 4.

Logistic Regressions of the Effects of Weight Status on Parent-Reported Specific Health Conditions^a

	Girls			Boys
	aOR	CI	P	aOR	CI	P
Head cold in past 30 days
Above 99th percentile	1.15	[0.49–2.72]	.741	0.78	[0.48–1.27]	.309
Obese	0.80	[0.46–1.39]	.429	1.23	[0.69–2.20]	.484
Overweight	0.82	[0.51–1.32]	.405	1.20	[0.77–1.85]	.419
Stomach illness in past 30 days
Above 99th percentile	1.44	[0.43–4.84]	.554	0.87	[0.43–1.76]	.690
Obese	0.71	[0.26–1.95]	.502	0.46	[0.20–1.09]	.077
Overweight	1.19	[0.63–2.24]	.597	0.85	[0.44–1.61]	.612
Flu/ear infection in past 30 days
Above 99th percentile	1.18	[0.35–3.96]	.782	1.26	[0.54–2.93]	.589
Obese	1.10	[0.52–2.33]	.808	1.16	[0.45–3.03]	.756
Overweight	1.28	[0.67–2.45]	.455	0.98	[0.47–2.03]	.953
3+ ear infections past year
Above 99th percentile	3.48	[0.87–13.92]	.077	1.55	[0.49–4.89]	.453
Obese	0.72	[0.26–2.01]	.530	2.46	[0.68–8.87]	.165
Overweight	1.54	[0.69–3.45]	.291	0.89	[0.37–2.15]	.788
Frequent/severe headaches in past year
Above 99th percentile	14.18**	[2.20–91.55]	.006	1.24	[0.20–7.75]	.818
Obese	0.52	[0.07–3.77]	.517	1.36	[0.31–6.00]	.679
Overweight	2.99*	[1.02–8.76]	.045	1.89	[0.47–7.55]	.365
Anemia
Above 99th percentile	—	—	—	0.99	[0.29–3.39]	.983
Obese	1.02	[0.35–2.98]	.976	3.51*	[1.06–11.61]	.040
Overweight	1.31	[0.46–3.73]	.612	1.04	[0.46–2.34]	.921
Hay fever in past year
Above 99th percentile	3.82	[0.95–15.27]	.058	0.90	[0.25–3.21]	.875
Obese	2.11	[0.85–5.20]	.105	1.08	[0.40–2.90]	.881
Overweight	0.85	[0.23–3.14]	.809	1.04	[0.43–2.52]	.925
Doctor said that they have allergies
Above 99th percentile	1.52	[0.23–10.20]	.657	1.27	[0.27–5.90]	.750
Obese	1.06	[0.24–4.68]	.941	1.10	[0.24–5.11]	.896
Overweight	2.20	[0.60–8.10]	.227	0.97	[0.41–2.31]	.950
Ever told that they have asthma
Above 99th percentile	1.33	[0.46–3.84]	.593	2.51**	[1.36–4.64]	.004
Obese	1.15	[0.56–2.37]	.708	2.42*	[1.15–5.11]	.020
Overweight	1.27	[0.60–2.70]	.528	1.87*	[1.10–3.19]	.022
Eczema
Above 99th percentile	3.02	[0.53–17.07]	.203	1.31	[0.32–5.43]	.699
Obese	1.96	[0.64–6.00]	.228	0.83	[0.22–3.16]	.778
Overweight	0.32	[0.09–1.12]	.074	0.85	[0.22–3.31]	.806
Wheezing in past year
Above 99th percentile	1.35	[0.44–4.12]	.596	1.99*	[1.03–3.85]	.042
Obese	1.54	[0.74–3.20]	.243	1.88	[0.90–3.92]	.092
Overweight	1.67	[0.84–3.32]	.145	1.74	[1.00–3.04]	.051
Dry cough at night
Above 99th percentile	9.67**	[2.24–41.74]	.003	2.22	[0.67–7.33]	.189
Obese	1.15	[0.15–8.64]	.892	0.40	[0.11–1.40]	.149
Overweight	1.83	[0.46–7.35]	.391	2.24	[0.73–6.83]	.156

Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

^a*P < .05,

^**P < .01;

adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, income, and insurance status.