Skip to main content
. 2015 Jun 23;39(9):1414–1420. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2015.90

Table 2. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for risk of overweight and underweight relative to normal weight in boys.

  Overweight
Underweight
  Model 1 Model 2 Model 1 Model 2
  OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Observations 99,504 99,504 99,504 99,504
Age (years) 1.02 (1.01–1.04) 1.02 (1.01–1.04) 0.86 (0.85–0.87) 0.86 (0.85–0.87)
 
Household income quartile before 2008
 1 (lowest) 1.15 (1.02–1.30) 0.92 (0.80–1.05) 1.10 (1.01–1.20) 1.11 (1.01–1.21)
 2 1.07 (0.95–1.21) 0.95 (0.83–1.08) 1.09 (1.00–1.18) 1.09 (1.00–1.19)
 3 1.00 (0.89–1.14) 0.95 (0.84–1.08) 1.02 (0.94–1.11) 1.02 (0.94–1.12)
 4 (highest) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
 
>30% negative income change during economic crisis
 No 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
 Yes 1.14 (0.99–1.31) 1.08 (0.93–1.24) 1.06 (0.96–1.17) 1.05 (0.95–1.16)
 
Step term
 Before September 2008 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
 After September 2008 1.52 (1.39–1.66) 1.52 (1.39–1.67) 1.51 (1.40–1.63) 1.51 (1.40–1.63)
 
Interaction between income change and step term
 ⩽30% negative income change after September 2008 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
 >30% negative income change after September 2008 1.04 (0.93–1.17) 1.05 (0.93–1.17) 0.96 (0.87–1.06) 0.96 (0.87–1.06)
 
Interaction between income quartile and step term
 Income quartile 1 after September 2008 1.12 (1.02–1.23) 1.12 (1.02–1.24) 1.04 (0.96–1.13) 1.04 (0.96–1.13)
 Income quartile 2 after September 2008 1.14 (1.04–1.26) 1.15 (1.04–1.26) 0.98 (0.91–1.07) 0.98 (0.91–1.07)
 Income quartile 3 after September 2008 0.99 (0.90–1.09) 0.99 (0.90–1.09) 1.07 (0.99–1.16) 1.07 (0.99–1.16)
 Income quartile 4 after September 2008 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
 
Father's education
 Junior high school   1.00 (ref)   1.00 (ref)
 High school   0.92 (0.79–1.08)   1.04 (0.91–1.19)
 Vocational school   0.87 (0.73–1.04)   1.01 (0.87–1.17)
 Higher education   0.73 (0.62–0.87)   1.03 (0.90–1.19)
 Missing   0.89 (0.62–1.30)   0.97 (0.71–1.33)
 
Mother's education
 Junior high school   1.00 (ref)   1.00 (ref)
 High school   0.72 (0.58–0.88)   0.97 (0.81–1.17)
 Vocational school   0.66 (0.54–0.82)   0.95 (0.79–1.15)
 Higher education   0.62 (0.50–0.79)   0.94 (0.77–1.15)
 Missing   0.80 (0.52–1.25)   1.31 (0.90–1.9)
 
Single parent household
 No   1.00 (ref)   1.00 (ref)
 Yes   1.18 (0.88–1.59)   0.89 (0.68–1.16)
 Missing   2.15 (0.45–10.23)   0.40 (0.04–3.72)
 
Three generation household
 No   1.00 (ref)   1.00 (ref)
 Yes   1.39 (1.28–1.51)   0.95 (0.88–1.01)
 
Residential area
 20 designated cities   1.00 (ref)   1.00 (ref)
 Other cities   1.07 (0.98–1.17)   0.93 (0.87–1.00)
 Rural   1.11 (0.97–1.27)   0.98 (0.88–1.09)
 Missing   1.73 (0.96–3.14)   0.96 (0.57–1.63)
 
Father's age
 <20 years   1.00 (ref)   1.00 (ref)
 21–25 years   2.10 (0.91–4.85)   0.77 (0.43–1.35)
 26–30 years   1.77 (0.76–4.11)   0.79 (0.44–1.39)
 >30 years   2.10 (0.91–4.88)   0.79 (0.45–1.40)
 Missing   2.32 (0.93–5.81)   0.98 (0.51–1.89)
 
Mother's age
 <20 years   1.00 (ref)   1.00 (ref)
 21–25 years   1.08 (0.68–1.73)   1.35 (0.89–2.05)
 26–30 years   1.07 (0.67–1.72)   1.24 (0.81–1.89)
 >30 years   1.14 (0.71–1.83)   1.22 (0.80–1.86)

A generalized estimating equation model,25 with an exchangeable correlation structure was used for the analysis.