Table 4: Independent predictors of childhood overweight/obesity | ||
Characteristics | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adj OR (95% CI) |
Mother's education | ||
Educated | 1.59 (0.75 to 3.36) | 0.46 (0.17 to 1.23) |
Uneducated | 1 | 1 |
Mother's occupation | ||
Employed | 1.84 (1.14 to 2.96) | 1.27 (0.73 to 2.20) |
Unemployed | 1 | 1 |
Mother parity | ||
≤2 children | 2.02 (1.02 to 3.99) | 1.70 (0.75 to 3.84) |
>2 children | 1 | 1 |
Type of family | ||
Joint/Extended | 2.06 (1.27 to 3.27) | 10.63 (0.36 to 1.10) |
Nuclear | 1 | 1 |
Wealth status | ||
Low-income | 2.43 (1.50 to 3.94) | 1.36 (0.70 to 2.61) |
High-income | 1 | 1 |
Age group (yrs) | ||
6–9 | 1.62 (0.94 to 2.81) | 1.12 (0.56 to 2.22) |
10–13 | 1 | 1 |
Sex | ||
Male | 1.49 (0.93 to 2.38) | 1.49 (0.84 to 2.63) |
Female | 1 | 1 |
Transportation to go to school | ||
Active | 2.58 (1.59 to 4.17) | 2.24 (1.21 to 4.13) |
Passive | 1 | 1 |
Watching television | ||
Yes | 3.64 (1.28 to 10.35) | 0.38 (0.12 to 1.22) |
No | 1 | 1 |
Consumption of sugary snack | ||
No | 3.11 (1.63 to 5.95) | 2.57 (1.12 to 5.91) |
Yes | 1 | 1 |
Consumption salty/savory snack | ||
No | 2.99 (1.84 to 4.89) | 4.13 (1.71 to 9.96) |
Yes | 1 | 1 |
Consumption of sugary beverage | ||
No | 2.62 (1.62 to 4.24) | 1.47 (0.65 to 3.29) |
Yes | 1 | 1 |
Accessibility to a park | ||
No access | 3.21 (1.77 to 5.82) | 0.58 (0.03 to 8.86) |
Easy access | 1 | 1 |
Use of a green space | ||
Seldom | 7.70 (1.69 to 35.08) | 3.11 (0.49 to 19.63) |
Often | 1 | 1 |
Level of physical activity | ||
>7 hrs/wk | 21.14 (2.72 to 64.38) | 5.22 (0.54 to 49.78) |
≤7 hrs/wk | 1 | 1 |
Distance to green space | ||
≤1 km | 1 | 1 |
>1 km | 59.58 (14.40 to 246.00) | 27.46 (6.10 to 123.54) |