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. 2015 Jun 1;10(6):e0123672. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123672

Table 3. Predictors of BMI child: results of multivariate regression analyses.

Variables Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
β t β t β t β t
Age 0.08* 3.12 0.07* 2.75 0.08* 2.81 0.07* 2.77
Sex girl 0.06* 2.20 0.06* 2.45 0.07* 2.53 0.07* 2.65
Background
- Turkish 0.24* 9.01 0.24* 9.05 0.23* 8.60 0.23* 8.65
- Moroccan 0.09* 3.14 0.08* 2.96 0.07* 2.44 0.07* 2.50
- non-western 0.05* 2.03 0.04 1.53 0.03 1.21 0.03 1.23
- western 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.45 0.01 0.51 0.01 0.52
Educational level
- middle -0.03 -0.72 -0.02 -0.43 -0.02 -0.46 -0.02 -0.48
- high -0.00 -0.10 -0.01 -0.12 -0.01 -0.29 -0.02 -0.33
BMI mother 0.17* 6.11 0.16* 6.09 0.17* 6.16 0.17* 6.21
BMI father 0.18* 6.78 0.18* 6.74 0.18* 6.67 0.18* 6.66
Sleep duration -0.12* -4.46 -0.12* -4.66 -0.12* -4.71
Dietary intake (fruit) -0.04 -1.28 -0.03 -1.23
Dietary intake (vegetables) -0.04 -1.47 -0.04 -1.50
Dietary intake (sweet beverages) 0.01 0.40 0.01 0.38
Dietary intake (snacks) 0.05* 1.96 0.06* 2.04
Physical activity level -0.03 -1.20
adjusted R2 0.17 0.19 0.20 0.20
R2 change 0.17* 0.02* 0.01* 0.00

* p<0.05