Table 4. Associations (ORs and 95% CIs) between tertiles of pattern scores and overweight among 924 Norwegian 9- to 10-year-old children.
| Eating pattern | Total n=924 | Overweight and obese children | Model 1 | Model 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | OR crude (95% CI)a | OR adjusted (95% CI)b | ||
| Snacking | |||||
| Tertile 1 | 308 | 61 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| Tertile 2 | 307 | 58 | 19 | 1.1 (0.7, 1.6) | 1.0 (0.7, 1.6) |
| Tertile 3 | 309 | 69 | 22 | 1.3 (0.8, 1.9) | 1.0 (0.7, 1.6) |
| Junk/convenient | |||||
| Tertile 1 | 307 | 83 | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| Tertile 2 | 308 | 46 | 15 | 0.5 (0.3, 0.7) | 0.4 (0.3, 0.7) |
| Tertile 3 | 309 | 59 | 19 | 0.6 (0.4, 0.9) | 0.6 (0.4, 0.9) |
| Varied Norwegian | |||||
| Tertile 1 | 307 | 46 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Tertile 2 | 309 | 73 | 24 | 2.0 (1.3, 3.0) | 2.3 (1.5, 3.6) |
| Tertile 3 | 308 | 69 | 22 | 1.7 (1.1, 2.6) | 2.1 (1.3, 3.2) |
| Dieting | |||||
| Tertile 1 | 307 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| Tertile 2 | 308 | 68 | 22 | 2.1 (1.3, 3.2) | 1.9 (1.2, 3.0) |
| Tertile 3 | 309 | 81 | 26 | 2.6 (1.7, 4.0) | 2.2 (1.4, 3.4) |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
a
Adjusted for the other eating patterns.
b
Adjusted for the other eating patterns, parental BMI, maternal education and physical activity level of the child.