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. 2019 Nov 7;7(4):140. doi: 10.3390/healthcare7040140

Table 4.

Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for factors influencing different levels of eating behavior.

Parameter Low Level Medium Level High Level
OR 95%CI p-Value OR 95%CI p-Value OR 95%CI p-Value
Child Gender Female vs. Male 1.198 0.923 1.556 0.1745 0.851 0.656 1.105 0.2269 0.990 0.426 2.296 0.9805
Father’s Education Level Basic education vs. Higher education 1.875 1.220 2.882 0.0014 0.603 0.393 0.926 0.0177 0.347 0.089 1.343 0.0120
Secondary education vs. Higher education 1.056 0.706 1.580 0.1405 0.883 0.590 1.322 0.4620 2.264 0.515 9.964 0.0358
Mother’s Education Level Basic education vs. Higher education 1.158 0.752 1.785 0.9176 0.852 0.554 1.312 0.5854 0.899 0.199 4.064 0.3349
Secondary education vs. Higher education 1.291 0.853 1.954 0.3060 0.890 0.587 1.348 0.8343 0.252 0.065 0.978 0.0123
Monthly Household Income ($) <560 vs. 560–1120 1.323 0.849 2.063 0.0122 0.751 0.483 1.168 0.0154 1.055 0.278 3.998 0.9079
1121–1680 vs. 560–1120 0.745 0.533 1.043 0.4596 1.382 0.986 1.936 0.2536 0.995 0.379 2.612 0.9051
1681–2240 vs. 560–1120 0.611 0.377 0.992 0.1289 1.486 0.917 2.408 0.2470 >999.999 <0.001 >999.999 0.9178
2241–2800 vs.
560–1120
0.705 0.415 1.199 0.4782 1.303 0.766 2.215 0.6646 2.679 0.300 23.945 0.9542
>2800 vs.
560–1120
0.724 0.395 1.329 0.6083 1.391 0.755 2.562 0.5232 1.261 0.135 11.797 0.9169
Frequency of Forcing Children to Eat Foods They Don’t Like Always
vs. Occasionally
0.467 0.129 1.684 0.4004 1.749 0.498 6.143 0.5626 >999.999 <0.001 >999.999 0.9534
Often
vs. Occasionally
1.389 0.810 2.381 0.0074 0.712 0.417 1.215 0.0121 1.002 0.185 5.416 0.9489
Seldom
vs. Occasionally
0.656 0.481 0.896 0.5853 1.442 1.056 1.968 0.5600 1.683 0.586 4.838 0.9600
Never
vs. Occasionally
0.463 0.317 0.675 0.0205 2.090 1.429 3.057 0.0134 1.391 0.423 4.574 0.9559
Is Parents’ Cognition of Children’s Body Shape Objective? Yes vs. No 0.755 0.574 0.993 0.0446 1.193 0.906 1.570 0.2087 2.719 1.084 6.815 0.0329

Note: OR—odds ratio and 95% CI—95% confidence intervals.