Table 2.
Characteristics of the parents of the children in the MAPEC_LIFE cohort.
| Variable | (n) | OW (Including OB) | OB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | OR (CI) | % | OR (CI) | |||
| Mother’s Nation of Birth | Outside Italy | (180) | 38.9 | 1.74 (1.25–2.41) | 20.6 | 1.43 (0.96–2.13) |
| Italy | (984) | 26.8 | - | 15.3 | - | |
| Father’s Nation of Birth | Outside Italy | (138) | 35.5 | 1.43 (1.00–2.08) | 20.3 | 1.38 (0.88–2.15) |
| Italy | (1026) | 27.8 | - | 15.6 | - | |
| Mother’s Level of Education | University Degree | (563) | 24.9 | 0.70 (0.54–0.90) | 13.9 | 0.72 (0.52–0.98) |
| High School or Lower | (600) | 32.1 | - | 18.3 | - | |
| Father’s Level of Education | University Degree | (457) | 24.5 | 0.72 (0.55–0.94) | 12.0 | 0.59 (0.42–0.83) |
| High School or Lower | (689) | 31.0 | - | 18.7 | - | |
| Mother Employed | Yes | (853) | 29.3 | 1.13 (0.85–1.52) | 16.3 | 1.04 (0.73–1.48) |
| No | (310) | 26.8 | - | 15.8 | - | |
| Father Employed | Yes | (1022) | 28.7 | 1.16 (0.76–1.77) | 16.2 | 1.14 (0.68–1.92) |
| No | (124) | 25.8 | - | 14.5 | - | |
| Mother’s Occupation | Level I 1 | (272) | 23.9 | 0.67 (0.48–0.93) | 9.9 | 0.46 (0.30–0.72) |
| Level II 2 | (389) | 30.1 | - | 18.5 | - | |
| Level III 3 | (192) | 35.4 | - | 20.8 | - | |
| Father’s Occupation | Level I 1 | (427) | 23.7 | 0.64 (0.49–0.85) | 12.2 | 0.58 (0.41–0.83) |
| Level II 2 | (279) | 32.3 | - | 19.0 | - | |
| Level III 3 | (315) | 32.7 | - | 19.4 | - | |
| Mother Smoker | Yes | (227) | 33.9 | 1.36 (1.00–1.86) | 24.2 | 1.93 (1.36–2.75) |
| No | (936) | 27.4 | - | 14.2 | - | |
| Father Smoker | Yes | (323) | 32.2 | 1.28 (0.97–1.70) | 21.7 | 1.72 (1.24–2.39) |
| No | (822) | 27.0 | - | 13.9 | - | |
1 businesswoman/businessman, manager, professional; 2 office worker; 3 manual worker, craftswoman/craftsman.