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. 2013 Apr 9;10(5):880–885. doi: 10.5114/aoms.2013.33328

Table II.

Family and social risk factors of obesity in boys (n = 1303)

Risk factors N OR 95% CI Value of p
Obesity in family:
 Obese mother vs. nobody obese 166 vs. 746 5.6 2.6–12.02 < 0.001
 Obese father vs. nobody obese 151 vs. 746 6.21 2.89–13.37 < 0.001
 Both parents obese vs. nobody obese 44 vs. 746 7.22 2.44–21.33 < 0.001
Mother's education:
 Primary vs. vocational 126 vs. 533 1.12 0.37–3.37 NS
 Primary vs. secondary 126 vs. 514 1.08 0.62–1.87 NS
 Primary vs. university 126 vs. 130 1.31 0.87–1.96 NS
Father's education:
 Primary vs. vocational 121 vs. 723 1.04 0.34–3.20 NS
 Primary vs. secondary 121 vs. 372 1.18 0.67–2.06 NS
 Primary vs. university 121 vs. 87 1.21 0.77–1.90 NS
Income:
 Sufficient vs. restrictions required 530 vs. 593 0.60 0.32–1.12 NS
 Sufficient vs. insufficient to live on 530 vs. 180 0.88 0.57–1.35 NS