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. 2015 Mar 4;38(1):24–33. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv016

Table 2.

Univariable and multivariable regression analysis of ACDIS variables to analyse risk of overweight, defined from BMI with the WHO 2007 BMI-for-age reference

Overweight regression analysis
Characteristics, n = 1310 Events (total) Unadjusted (OR) (CI) P Adjusted (OR) (CI) P
Sex
 Female 133/723 1.00 1.00
 Male 47/587 0.39 (0.27–0.55) <0.0001 0.40 (0.28–0.57) <0.0001
School grade
 9 81/409 1.00 1.00
 5 46/450 0.46 (0.31–0.68) <0.0001 0.50 (0.33–0.75) 0.001
 1 53/451 0.54 (0.37–0.79) 0.001 0.65 (0.44–0.96) 0.032
Mother's age at childbirth
 10–19 26/228 1.00 1.00
 20–29 68/448 1.39 (0.86–2.25) 0.181 1.46 (0.89–2.4) 0.135
 30–39 35/264 1.19 (0.69–2.04) 0.534 1.05 (0.60–1.83) 0.871
 40+ 12/51 2.39 (1.11–5.14) 0.026 2.0 (0.90–4.45) 0.090
 Missing 39/319 1.08 (0.64–1.84) 0.770 1.04 (0.58–1.84) 0.906
Number of individuals under 18 in household
 1–5 99/620 1.00 1.00
 6–10 32/282 0.67 (0.44–1.03) 0.069 0.64 (0.41–0.99) 0.044
 11–15 11/64 1.09 (0.55–2.16) 0.800 1.04 (0.51–2.1) 0.920
 16+ 38/344 0.65 (0.44–0.97) 0.037 0.59 (0.36–0.95) 0.031
 Missing
Asset indexa
 1 Poorest 20/177 1.00 1.00
 2 ↓ 28/198 1.29 (0.7–2.39) 0.412 1.19 (0.64–2.24) 0.584
 3 ↓ 19/197 0.84 (0.43–1.63) 0.601 0.78 (0.40–1.54) 0.478
 4 ↓ 30/205 1.35 (0.73–2.47) 0.336 1.26 (0.68–2.35) 0.465
 5 Wealthiest 22/126 1.66 (0.86–3.19) 0.129 1.59 (0.81–3.13) 0.178
 Missing 61/407 1.38 (0.81–2.37) 0.237 1.69 (0.94–3.04) 0.080

Mother alive/dead, Mother co-resident with child, Mothers marital status, Number of individuals in household, Median distance to nearest appropriate school, Median distance to Level 1 road, Water, Toilet, Electricity, Cooking fuel, Financial status, Adult missed meal, Mother's education, Mother's employment were all included in the univariable analysis but did not reach significance or indicate a trend so are not shown here.

aAsset index—This is an objective measure using a wealth index developed for use with Demographic and Health Survey data (39). This index relates to assets owned by the household as well as amenities such as water, electricity and toilet facilities available. The scale is based on quintiles from 1 to 5 with 1 being the poorest and 5 being the wealthiest.