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. 2019 Aug 22;19:1157. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7007-7

Table 3.

Multivariable logistic regression examining the association between overweight/obesity and healthy weight behaviours with sequential adjustment for demographic characteristics

Characteristics Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
AOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI
Healthy Weight Behaviours
 MVPA
  < 60 mins 1.17 (0.98–1.39) 1.22* (1.02–1.47) 1.27* (1.04–1.61) 1.29* (1.03–1.62)
  ≥ 60 mins 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Screen Time
  >  2 h 1.14 (0.99–1.31) 1.12 (0.97–1.30) 1.16 (1.02–1.39) 1.15 (0.98–1.34)
  ≤ 2 hours 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
  <  5/day 1.16 (0.97–1.39) 1.12 (0.94–1.34) 1.07 (0.91–1.32) 1.08 (0.88–1.31)
  ≥ 5 day 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Sleep
  Inadequatea 1.07 (0.92–1.25) 1.10 (0.94–1.29) 1.08 (0.94–1.31) 1.06 (0.91–1.05)
  Adequateb 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Demographics
 Age 0.97 (0.91–1.03) 0.99 (0.93–1.06) 0.98 (0.92–1.05)
 Sex
  Male 1.57*** (1.33–1.86) 1.65*** (1.38–1.97) 1.65*** (1.38–1.97)
  Female 1.00 1.00 1.00
  Subjective Social Statusc 0.93** (0.89–0.98) 0.94* (0.90–0.99) 0.95* (0.90–1.00)
 Parental Educational Attainment
  University or College 1.00 1.00
  Some Post-Secondary 1.11 (0.75–1.64) 1.08 (0.73–1.60)
  High School or Less 1.44* (1.14–1.83) 1.40* (1.11–1.78)
 Ethnicity
  White 1.00
  Black 1.27 (0.89–1.82)
  Asian 0.94 (0.76–1.16)
  Other 1.05 (0.84–1.29)
 Model Fit Statistics
  AIC 948,941.20 938,443.28 826,815.89 813,784.76
  BIC 949,848.38 938,450.34 826,822.82 813,791.66
  2 Log L 948,939.20 938,441.28 826,813.89 813,782.76

Notes: Reference category for obese and overweight is not overweight or obese; AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio; 95% CI = 95% Confidence Interval aInadequate sleep = Less than 9–11 h (11–13 year olds), less than 8–10 h or more than 10 h (14–17 year olds);; bAdequate sleep = 9–11 h (11–13 year olds), 8–10 h (14–17 year olds); cSubjective Social Status, as measured using the MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status (Scale from 1 to 10); *P-value< 0.05; **P-value< 0.01; ***P-value< 0.001