Table 4.
Multinomial logistic regression examining association between healthy weight behaviours and obesity overweight status by age, sex, SSS, parental educational attainment and ethnicity
| Characteristics | Obese | Overweight | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | |
| Healthy weight behaviours | ||||
| MVPA | ||||
| < 60 mins | 1.45* | (1.05–1.99) | 1.23 | (0.96–1.58) |
| ≥ 60 mins | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Screen Time | ||||
| > 2 h | 1.14 | (0.88–1.47) | 1.15 | (0.98–1.36) |
| ≤ 2 hours | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Fruit and vegetable consumption | ||||
| < 5/day | 0.87 | (0.66–1.15) | 1.20 | (0.93–1.56) |
| ≥ 5 day | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Sleep | ||||
| Inadequatea | 1.08 | (0.79–1.47) | 1.06 | (0.90–1.25) |
| Adequateb | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Demographics | ||||
| Age | 0.96 | (0.87–1.06) | 0.99 | (0.92–1.07) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 2.08*** | (1.58–2.74) | 1.47*** | (1.20–1.82) |
| Female | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Subjective Social Statusc | 0.90** | (0.83–0.97) | 0.97 | (0.92–1.03) |
| Parental Educational Attainment | ||||
| High School or Less | 1.93*** | (1.38–2.71) | 1.16 | (0.91–1.50) |
| Some Post-Secondary | 1.12 | (0.69–1.83) | 1.06 | (0.67–1.68) |
| University or College | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Black | 1.58 | (0.89–2.82) | 1.12 | (0.79–1.58) |
| Asian | 0.97 | (0.70–1.35) | 0.92 | (0.75–1.13) |
| Other | 1.04 | (0.74–1.47) | 1.05 | (0.83–1.32) |
| Model Fit Statistics | ||||
| AIC | 1,066,222.90 | |||
| BIC | 1,066,236.70 | |||
| 2 Log L | 1,066,218.90 | |||
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