Table 3.
Poisson regression investigating the association between new child package dose and obesity at 4 years1
| Boys (N = 38,409) | Girls (N = 36,462) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dosage of new child food package | RR | 95% CI | RR | 95% CI |
| Categorical exposure | ||||
| 0 years (reference) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| < 1 year | 1.05 | 0.99–1.12 | 1.00 | 0.94–1.07 |
| 1 to <2 years | 1.02 | 0.96–1.09 | 0.98 | 0.92–1.05 |
| 2 to < 3 years | 1.00 | 0.95–1.07 | 0.99 | 0.92–1.05 |
| 3 to < 4 years | 0.98 | 0.92–1.04 | 0.96 | 0.89–1.02 |
| 4 years | 0.93 | 0.89–0.98 | 0.94 | 0.89–0.99 |
| Interval-scaled exposure | 0.98 | 0.98–0.99 | 0.99 | 0.98–1.00 |
The 95% confidence interval for the bolded values does not include 1; this implies significance at the p<.05 level.
1Gender-stratified Poisson regression models based on a sample of fully formula fed children 0–4 years participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) in Los Angeles County, California, 2003–2016
Abbreviations: CI confidence interval; RR relative risk; WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children