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. 2015 Jul 5;25(7):463–469. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20140108

Table 3. Associations of SES indicators and maternal weight status with overweight in adolescents aged 12 to 18 years (n = 397).

  Prevalence
%
Crude OR
(95% CI)
Adjusteda OR
(95% CI)
Maternal weight status      
 Underweight 1.8 0.23 (0.03, 1.81)
 Normal weight 7.8 1.00
 Obese 21.7 3.47 (1.49, 8.07)b
Household income      
 High 5.6 1.00 1.00
 Middle 14.1 2.73 (1.14, 6.54)b 2.26 (1.01, 5.67)b
 Low 8.7 1.57 (0.29, 8.41) 1.49 (0.24, 9.16)
Household expenditure      
 High 4.8 1.00 1.00
 Middle 7.0 1.47 (0.49, 4.38) 1.46 (0.47, 4.61)
 Low 15.1 3.37 (1.25, 9.06)b 3.40 (1.20, 9.60)b
Maternal education      
 >High school 7.0 1.00 1.00
 High school 9.3 1.37 (0.61, 3.08) 1.52 (0.65, 3.55)
 <High school 18.2 2.92 (0.50, 17.04) 2.35 (0.37, 15.06)
Paternal education      
 >High school 10.4 1.00 1.00
 High school 7.6 0.73 (0.30, 1.74) 0.63 (0.25, 1.58)
 <High school 16.7 1.74 (0.48, 6.34) 1.69 (0.42, 6.80)
Maternal occupation      
 Professional/manager 8.3 1.00 1.00
 Sales/service/clerical 9.8 1.24 (0.44, 3.50) 1.47 (0.48, 4.46)
 Security/transportation/labor 16.7 2.14 (0.54, 8.53) 2.41 (0.56, 10.42)
 Others 8.8 1.10 (0.34, 3.51) 0.99 (0.28, 3.49)
Paternal occupation      
 Professional/manager 6.3 1.00 1.00
 Sales/service/clerical 13.4 2.41 (0.79, 7.29) 1.93 (0.60, 6.21)
 Security/transportation/labor 10.9 1.92 (0.66, 5.61) 1.64 (0.53, 5.03)
 Others 10.7 1.94 (0.43, 8.74) 1.37 (0.28, 6.71)

BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; SES, socioeconomic status.

aAdjusted for age, sex, and maternal BMI.

bP < 0.05.