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. 2012 Mar 29;9:E78. doi: 10.5888/pcd9.110233

Table 3.

Binomial Regression Risk Ratios (95% Confidence Intervals) for Body Mass Index Categoriesa With Independent Variables of Race, Sex, and Age in Study of American Indian and White Elementary School Students in Oklahoma, 2005-2009

Very Obese Compared With Healthy Weight or Underweight
Independent variable 2005 (n = 608) 2006 (n = 563) 2007 (n = 508) 2008 (n = 535) 2009 (n = 573)

Race
American Indian 2.05 (1.45-2.91) 1.59 (1.16-2.18) 2.34 (1.56-3.52) 2.16 (1.46-3.21) 2.31 (1.50-3.56)
White 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent]
Sex
Boys 1.11 (0.88-1.39) 1.18 (0.93-1.48) 1.26 (0.98-1.6) 1.14 (0.91-1.43) 1.14 (0.90-1.45)
Girls 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent]
Age 1.12 (1.05-1.19) 1.07 (1.01-1.14) 1.05 (0.98-1.12) 1.08 (1.02-1.15) 1.11 (1.04-1.19)

Obese Compared With Healthy Weight or Underweight

Independent variable 2005 (n = 471) 2006 (n = 433) 2007 (n = 400) 2008 (n = 396) 2009 (n = 396)

Race
American Indian 2.52 (1.22-5.19) 1.73 (0.93-3.21) 1.73 (0.95-3.13) 1.25 (0.66-2.36) 1.25 (0.68-2.29)
White 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent]
Sex
Boys 1.12 (0.68-1.85) 1.04 (0.65-1.67) 0.86 (0.54-1.38) 1.23 (0.72-2.13) 1.22 (0.74-2.01)
Girls 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent]
Age 1.13 (0.99-1.29) 1.04 (0.91-1.19) 1.13 (0.99-1.28) 1.19 (1.03-1.37) 1.12 (0.98-1.29)

Overweight Compared With Healthy Weight or Underweight

Independent variable 2005 (n = 550) 2006 (n = 507) 2007 (n = 480) 2008 (n = 500) 2009 (n = 548)

Race
American Indian 1.58 (1.09-2.30) 1.57 (1.07-2.31) 1.85 (1.24-2.77) 1.93 (1.28-2.92) 1.79 (1.19-2.68)
White 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent]
Sex
Boys 1.15 (0.86-1.54) 1.47 (1.09-1.99) 0.95 (0.72-1.25) 1.18 (0.90-1.53) 1.16 (0.89-1.52)
Girls 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent] 1 [Referent]
Age 1.08 (0.99-1.16) 1.0 (0.95-1.1) 0.97 (0.90-1.0) 0.99 (0.92-1.07) 1.05 (0.98-1.13)
a

Determined by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2000 Growth Charts: underweight, <5th BMI percentile; healthy weight, ≥5th percentile and <85th percentile; overweight, ≥85th percentile and <95th percentile; obese, ≥95th percentile and <97th percentile; very obese, ≥97th percentile.