Table 5. Odds ratios (95% CI) of obesity and overweight by race/ethnicitya: US.
| Base model: ethnicity, age and genderb | Model 1: sociodemographicc | Model 2: sociodemographic+language and migrant generationd | Model 3: sociodemographic+family routinese | Model 4: sociodemographic+nutritionf | Model 5: sociodemographic+mother's BMI | Model 6: fully adjusted model | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity | |||||||
| Black | 1.27 (0.92–1.73) | 1.05 (0.75–1.49) | 1.05 (0.74–1.49) | 1.04 (0.73–1.48) | 1.05 (0.75–1.48) | 0.95 (0.67–1.35) | 0.93 (0.65–1.34) |
| Mexican | 1.55** (1.20–2.01) | 1.26 (0.94–1.69) | 1.15 (0.82–1.63) | 1.23 (0.91–1.66) | 1.26 (0.94–1.69) | 1.24 (0.92–1.67) | 1.08 (0.76–1.53) |
| Other Hispanic | 1.47* (1.02–2.13) | 1.30 (0.89–1.91) | 1.22 (0.81–1.84) | 1.28 (0.87–1.89) | 1.30 (0.89–1.91) | 1.29 (0.88–1.90) | 1.15 (0.76–1.75) |
| American Indian | 1.73* (1.00–2.99) | 1.46 (0.84–2.54) | 1.47 (0.84–2.55) | 1.46 (0.84–2.54) | 1.46 (0.84–2.54) | 1.37 (0.81–2.32) | 1.37 (0.81–2.32) |
| Asian Indian | 0.59 (0.22–1.58) | 0.67 (0.25–1.81) | 0.66 (0.24–1.80) | 0.67 (0.25–1.79) | 0.67 (0.25–1.79) | 0.72 (0.27–1.92) | 0.64 (0.24–1.75) |
| Southeast Asian | 1.11 (0.68–1.81) | 1.00 (0.60–1.67) | 0.95 (0.53–1.72) | 0.99 (0.59–1.66) | 1.00 (0.60–1.67) | 1.13 (0.67–1.90) | 1.01 (0.56–1.81) |
| East Asian | 0.81 (0.45–1.46) | 0.88 (0.48–1.61) | 0.85 (0.41–1.76) | 0.86 (0.46–1.59) | 0.88 (0.48–1.62) | 1.05 (0.57–1.93) | 0.93 (0.45–1.93) |
| Other | 1.43 (0.88–2.31) | 1.35 (0.83–2.20) | 1.34 (0.82–2.19) | 1.34 (0.82–2.19) | 1.35 (0.83–2.20) | 1.30 (0.79–2.13) | 1.27 (0.77–2.08) |
| Overweight | |||||||
| Black | 1.17 (0.93–1.47) | 1.12 (0.87–1.44) | 1.12 (0.87–1.44) | 1.12 (0.87–1.45) | 1.13 (0.88–1.45) | 1.05 (0.82–1.36) | 1.04 (0.81–1.35) |
| Mexican | 1.22* (0.99–1.49) | 1.18 (0.95–1.48) | 1.09 (0.84–1.43) | 1.17 (0.94–1.47) | 1.19 (0.95–1.48) | 1.17 (0.93–1.46) | 1.05 (0.80–1.38) |
| Other Hispanic | 1.21 (0.85–1.73) | 1.19 (0.82–1.72) | 1.12 (0.77–1.64) | 1.18 (0.81–1.71) | 1.19 (0.82–1.73) | 1.18 (0.81–1.71) | 1.08 (0.74–1.59) |
| American Indian | 1.44 (0.93–2.22) | 1.39 (0.89–2.17) | 1.39 (0.89–2.17) | 1.38 (0.88–2.15) | 1.39 (0.89–2.17) | 1.33 (0.85–2.08) | 1.33 (0.85–2.08) |
| Asian Indian | 0.81 (0.49–1.35) | 0.83 (0.49–1.39) | 0.79 (0.45–1.39) | 0.83 (0.49–1.39) | 0.83 (0.49–1.39) | 0.85 (0.51–1.43) | 0.78 (0.44–1.37) |
| Southeast Asian | 1.14 (0.76–1.71) | 1.15 (0.76–1.72) | 1.08 (0.68–1.72) | 1.14 (0.76–1.72) | 1.15 (0.77–1.73) | 1.23 (0.82–1.84) | 1.12 (0.71–1.78) |
| East Asian | 0.99 (0.64–1.52) | 1.00 (0.64–1.55) | 0.94 (0.56–1.59) | 0.99 (0.64–1.54) | 1.00 (0.64–1.55) | 1.10 (0.71–1.71) | 0.99 (0.60–1.66) |
| Other | 1.26 (0.86–1.83) | 1.24 (0.85–1.82) | 1.24 (0.84–1.81) | 1.24 (0.84–1.82) | 1.24 (0.85–1.83) | 1.21 (0.83–1.78) | 1.19 (0.81–1.75) |
| N | 8850 | 8850 | 8850 | 8850 | 8850 | 8850 | 8850 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval.
**P<0.01 and *P<0.05.
All estimates are weighted with analytic weights.
a
Children who are normal weight are in the reference group.
b
White is the reference group.
c
Adusted for child age, child gender, income, education, single parenthood and mother's employment.
d
Adjusted for language spoken at home and migrant generation.
e
Adjusted for what bedtime on weekdays. Family routines do not adjust for regular bedtimes on weekdays.
f
Adjusted for how many portions of fruit per day.