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. 2013 Aug 7;8(8):e71183. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071183

Table 3. The final development models showing factors significantly associated with risk of childhood obesity at 2 years for each equation.

Equation 1 Equation 2 Equation 3
Birthweight z-score 2.09 (1.59, 2.75) 1.67 (1.36, 2.05) 2.28 (1.64, 3.12)
Weight change z-score 4.45 (3.28, 6.04) 4.48 (3.52, 5.72) 8.80 (5.45, 14.21)
Maternal BMI 1.05 (1.00, 1.09) 1.05 (1.01, 1.09)
South Asian ethnicitya 1.80 (1.05, 3.11)
Gestational age (<37 weeks)b 0.26 (0.07, 0.96)

Reference categories:

a

White British;

b

Gestational age ≥37 weeks.

Values are odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals.