Table 3.
Multivariate model of predictors of overweight and obesity (≥ 85th percentile), California (Salinas, CA) and Mexico (Guanajuato, Jalisco, and Michoacán, Mexico) 2006
| Mexico | California | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted odds ratioa | (95% CI) | Adjusted odds ratioa | (95% CI) | |
| Mother’s weight status | ||||
| Normal | ref | ref | ||
| Overweight | 3.1 | (1.0,9.6) | 1.2 | (0.6,2.6) |
| Obese | 5.5 | (1.8,17.1)‡ | 2.4 | (1.1,5.3)† |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | ref | ref | ||
| Female | 0.5 | (0.2,0.9)† | 1.1 | (0.7,1.8) |
| Socioeconomic status | ||||
| Tertile 1 | ref | ref | ||
| Tertile 2 | 2.0 | (0.8,4.9) | 1.1 | (0.6,2.1) |
| Tertile 3 | 3.1 | (1.3,7.5)‡ | 1.0 | (0.5,1.7) |
| Household food insecurity | ||||
| Secure | ref | ref | ||
| Low food security | 2.1 | (0.8,5.2) | 0.8 | (0.5,1.4) |
| Very low food security | 3.8 | (1.4,10.6)‡ | 1.3 | (0.5,3.0) |
aAdjusted for all other variables listed
bSocioeconomic status was determined by a principal component analysis of housing characteristics and assets in Proyecto Mariposa
† P ≤ 0.05; ‡ P ≤ 0.01