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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Perinatol. 2010 Apr 20;27(9):721–730. doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1253555

Table 2.

Logistic Regression Modeling of the Association between Obesity and Overweight Compared with Normal Weight at 11 Years for Adolescents Born Premature, Adjusting for Confounders

Characteristic Obese (≥95%), OR (95% CI) Overweight (≥85 to <95%), OR (95% CI)
Birth weight, every 500-g increase 1.77 (1.32–2.38) 1.43 (1.05–1.95)
12-mo growth velocity (g/mo) 2.69 (1.80–4.00) 1.61 (1.07–2.43)
SGA 2.28 (0.95–5.46) 3.39 (1.53–7.51)
Inadequate exercise 2.13 (1.02–4.37) 2.12 (1.01–4.46)
>2 h TV watching 0.86 (0.42–1.73) 0.94 (0.45–1.97)
Regular consumption fruits and vegetables 1.36 (0.65–2.84) 1.63 (0.76–3.49)
Regular consumption grains and cereals 0.64 (0.28–1.44) 0.57 (0.26–1.28)
Prepregnancy BMI 1.28 (1.19–1.38) 1.15 (1.07–1.25)
Female gender 2.31 (1.13–4.75) 2.74 (1.30–5.77)
Race/ethnicity
 Black 1.27 (0.41–3.94) 1.26 (0.15–10.57)
 Hispanic 0.54 (0.05–6.18) 0.56 (0.17–1.77)
 Other*
Site
 Detroit 0.47 (0.13–1.77) 0.99 (0.23–3.49)
 Memphis 0.24 (0.06–1.05) 0.46 (0.10–2.09)
 Miami 0.25 (0.05–1.30) 0.44 (0.08–2.34)
 Providence*
Maternal pregestational diabetes 0.24 (0.04–1.45) 0.97 (0.09–10.29)
Socioeconomic status, Hollingshead 1.01 (0.98–1.05) 0.99 (0.95–1.02)
*

Referent group within predictors.

Note: N=312; obese (n=75) and overweight (n=52) compared with normal weight. BMI; body mass index; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; SGA, small for gestational age; TV, television.