Table 3.
Weighted logistic regression results of child's overweight/mother's overweight
| Child† | Mother† | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95 % CI | OR | 95 % CI | |
| Mother's education (Ref. = no schooling) | ||||
| Primary | 0·99 | 0·96, 1·02 | 1·77*** | 1·71, 1·83 |
| Secondary | 0·94** | 0·91, 0·98 | 2·21*** | 2·13, 2·30 |
| Post-secondary | 1·05 | 0·99, 1·12 | 2·02*** | 1·90, 2·15 |
| Urban | 0·95** | 0·93, 0·98 | 2·10*** | 2·04, 2·16 |
| Log of gross national income | 0·41*** | 0·33, 0·51 | 1·77*** | 1·42, 2·21 |
| Married mother | 1·08*** | 1·04, 1·12 | 1·17*** | 1·13, 1·21 |
| Child is male | 1·10*** | 1·08, 1·13 | 1·01 | 0·99, 1·04 |
| Age of youngest child in household | 1·003*** | 1·002, 1·005 | ||
| Age | 1·01 | 1·00, 1·03 | 1·06*** | 1·05, 1·06 |
| Year | 1·02*** | 1·02, 1·03 | 1·01** | 1·00, 1·02 |
| Log pseudolikelihood | −116 778·44 | −115 836·69 | ||
| Sample size | 253 442 | 228 655 | ||
Ref., referent category.
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys; Mexican Family Life Survey; China Health and Nutrition Survey.
Sample: Children aged 2–4 years and their mothers in thirty-three less developed countries between 1990 and 2008. Countries had a minimum of two surveys at least 3 years apart with the most recent survey in the 2000s.
The models also include country-level fixed effects (not shown).
OR and 95 % CI was significant: **P < 0·01, ***P < 0·001.
†Child's overweight is based on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention age- and sex-standardized growth charts. A percentile BMI at or above the 85th percentile is coded as overweight. Mother's overweight is defined as BMI ≥ 25·0 kg/m2.