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. 2016 Jul-Sep;34(3):343–351. doi: 10.1016/j.rppede.2016.01.007

Table 4. Odds Ratio and 95% confidence interval, in crude and adjusted binary logistic regression analysis, between abdominal obesity and independent variables.

  Crude analysis   Adjusted analysisa
  OR (CI) p-value   OR (CI) p-value
Sex b   0.70     0.71
Male 1     1  
Female 0.90 (0.53-1.53)     1.08 (0.70-1.65)  
 
Skin color b   0.10     0.28
White 1     1  
Black/brown/yellow/red 1.50 (0.92-2.45)     1.26 (0.82-1.93)  
 
Age (years) b   0.44     0.49
14-16 0.82 (0.50-1.35)     0.86 (0.56-1.31)  
17-19 1     1  
 
Maternal education c   0.04d     0.02d
<8 years 0.59 (0.35-0.98)     0.56 (0.35-0.91)  
≥8 years 1     1  
 
Economic level c   0.06     0.07
High 1     1  
Low 1.65 (0.97-2.78)     0.64 (0.39-1.06)  
 
Shift c   0.45     0.49
Day 1     1  
Evening 1.22 (0.72-2.07)     1.18 (0.72-1.93)  
 
Physical activity e   0.66     0.71
Insufficiently active 1.24 (0.46-3.35)     1.19 (0.45-3.15)  
Active 1     1  
 
Alcohol consumption e   0.56     0.37
No 1     1  
Yes 1.16 (0.69-1.93)     1.24 (0.76-2.03)  
 
Soft drink consumption e   0.08     0.11
No 1     1  
Yes 0.57 (0.30-1.07)     0.62 (0.34-1.12)  
 
Sleep (sleep well) e   0.34     0.46
No 0.78 (0.47-1.29)     0.83 (0.51-1.35)  
Yes 1     1  
 
TV time e   0.10     0.02d
<2h 1     1  
≥2h 1.82 (0.88-3.73)     2.11 (1.08-4.13)  
 
Computer time e   0.09     0.09
<2h 1     1  
≥2h 0.61 (0.35-1.08)     0.66 (0.40-1.07)  
 
Video game time e   0.57     0.78
<2h 1     1  
≥2h 0.84 (0.46-1.52)     0.92 (0.53-1.60)  
 
Total screen time e   0.44     0.54
<4h 1     1  
≥4h 1.40 (0.59-3.36)     1.29 (0.55-3.01)  
 
Travel to school e   0.06     0.09
Active 1     1  
Passive 1.60 (0.97-2.65)     1.51 (0.93-2.44)  

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

a

Adjusted analysis for all independent variables.

b

Distal level to outcome variables.

c

Intermediate level variables.

d

p≤0.05.

e

Proximal level to outcome variables.