Table 4.
Factors Associated with Obesity in children with ASD.
| Characteristic | Non-Obese (N = 217) |
Obese (N = 59) |
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| Na | n (%) | n (%) | Odds Ratio | (95% CI) | P-value | |
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| Sex (male) | 183 (84.3%) | 50 (84.8%) | 1.03 | (0.46, 2.26) | 0.938 | |
| Race (minority) | 55 (25.3%) | 28 (47.5%) | 2.66 | (1.48 – 4.83) | 0.001* | |
| IQ (< 70) | 259 | 114 (46.2%) | 34 (61.8%) | 0.79 | (0.43 – 1.46) | 0.452 |
| Peculiar Eating Habits | 209 | 94 (56.2%) | 28 (62.6%) | 1.28 | (0.67, 2.63) | 0.426 |
| Parent Education (less than college degree) | 114 (52.5%) | 29 (49.2%) | 1.03 | (0.92, 1.15) | 0.645 | |
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| M (SD) | M (SD) | |||||
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| Age (years) | 7.8 (2.4) | 8.2 (3.1) | (0.96, 1.19) | 0.249 | ||
| Vineland Daily Living Scale | ||||||
| Communication | 274 | 55.3 (21.1) | 49.5 (19.8) | (0.97, 1.00) | 0.060 | |
| Daily Living | 274 | 46.5 (20.1) | 40.6 (20.0) | (0.97, 1.00) | 0.048* | |
| Socialization | 274 | 56.2 (15.7) | 51.9 (16.2) | (0.96, 1.00) | 0.063 | |
| ABC Scales | ||||||
| Irritability | 273 | 25.0 (9.4) | 25.1 (9.3) | (0.97, 1.03) | 0.903 | |
| Social Withdrawal | 273 | 14.6 (8.6) | 16.7 (9.3) | (1.00, 1.06) | 0.097 | |
| Stereotypy | 272 | 8.7 (5.3) | 9.3 (6.0) | (0.97, 1.07) | 0.511 | |
| Hyperactivity | 273 | 33.6 (8.9) | 35.0 (8.4) | (0.98, 1.05) | 0.293 | |
| Inappropriate Speech | 273 | 5.9 (3.7) | 5.7 (4.3) | (0.91, 1.06) | 0.705 | |
| CYBOCS-ASD | 14.6 (3.7) | 14.9 (3.1) | (0.94, 1.11) | 0.621 | ||
a
N = 276 unless otherwise specified.
*
p <.05