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. 2013 Jun 10;3(6):e73. doi: 10.1038/nutd.2013.16

Table 2. Adjusted odds ratiosa, for child overweight and obesityb and obesity by adult weight status and household structure in households with children using IOTF cutoff points, KNHANES, 2007–2010.

Effect By IOTF
  Overweight and obesity
Obesity
  Adjusted odds ratio 95% CI Adjusted odds ratio 95% CI
Household structure Adult weight status        
Living with both parents Neither parent overweight and obese Reference   Reference  
  Only mother overweight and obese 1.6c 1.22–2.12 1.8 1.12–2.84
  Only father overweight and obese 1.7 1.37–1.99 1.7 1.17–2.48
  Both parents overweight and obese 3.5 2.71–4.65 5.0 3.29–7.54
Living with only mother Mother normal weight Reference   Reference  
  Mother overweight and obese 2.2 1.22–3.82 3.7 1.37–10.21
Living with only father Father normal weight Reference   Reference  
  Father overweight and obese 2.2 0.73–6.45 3.5 0.63–19.57
Living with only grandparent Grandparent normal weight Reference   Reference  
  Grandparent overweight and obese 2.1 1.06–4.05 1.2 0.40–3.42
           
Sociodemographic factors
Sex Female Reference   Reference  
  Male 1.8 1.52–2.09 2.1 1.54–2.97
Age (years) 2–6 Reference   Reference  
  7–12 2.3 1.87–2.80 1.6 1.11–2.20
  13–18 1.4 1.10–1.72 0.7 0.46–0.99
Incomed High (⩾250%) Reference   Reference  
  Middle (120–250%) 1.0 0.80–1.16 0.9 0.70–1.27
  Low (<120%) 1.2 0.90–1.54 1.4 0.93–2.13
Regione Rural Reference   Reference  
  Small city 1.0 0.80–1.30 0.8 0.58–1.16
  Large city 1.2 0.98–1.59 0.8 0.52–1.12
Education <High school diploma Reference   Reference  
  ⩾High school diploma 1.0 0.66–1.42 1.5 0.84–2.56
Household size   1.0 0.95–1.12 1.0 0.85–1.17
a

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; IOTF, International Obesity Taskforce; MCL, minimum cost of living; KNHANES, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Adjusted for child's gender, age, region of residence (large city, small city, rural), highest education of adult in household (⩾12 years vs <12 years) and household income (⩾250% minimum cost of living, 120–250% minimum cost of living, <120% minimum cost of living).

b

Defined as overweight or obesity, BMI ⩾25 kg m−2 using IOTF cutoff points.

c

Values in bold indicate statistical significance, P<0.05, based on the 95% CI.

d

Calculated values based on MCL of each year. A family is considered poor if its income falls below MCL determined by government as poverty guideline.

e

Large city: cities with population size bigger than a million; small city: cities with population size 50 000 to a million; rural: villages and towns with population size smaller than 50 000.