Table 4.
Adjusted odds ratios of eating speed for being overweight by eating until full or not.
| Variables | Eating until full | Not eating until full | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total N |
Overweight n (%) |
AOR (95% CI) | P value | Total N |
Overweight n (%) |
AOR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Among boys | ||||||||
| Eating speed | ||||||||
| Fast | 242 | 71 (29.3) | 2.78 (1.76–4.38) | <0.001 | 162 | 38 (23.5) | 2.43 (1.41–4.20) | 0.001 |
| Medium | 503 | 56 (11.1) | 1.00 | 412 | 51 (12.4) | 1.00 | ||
| Slow | 132 | 9 (6.8) | 0.57 (0.25–1.28) | 0.170 | 135 | 6 (4.4) | 0.42 (0.16–1.11) | 0.080 |
| Among girls | ||||||||
| Eating speed | ||||||||
| Fast | 106 | 22 (20.8) | 2.97 (1.53–5.76) | 0.001 | 87 | 11 (12.6) | 0.90 (0.39–2.05) | 0.793 |
| Medium | 503 | 50 (9.9) | 1.00 | 461 | 63 (13.7) | 1.00 | ||
| Slow | 208 | 19 (9.1) | 0.87 (0.43–1.75) | 0.689 | 177 | 14 (7.9) | 0.65 (0.33–1.30) | 0.227 |
AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval. Adjusted for birth weight, parents' obesity, exercise, and skipping breakfast.