Table 3.
Association of overweight/obesity at age 15 years with categorized birth weight, overweight/obesity at 3 years of age, and prepregnancy overweight/obesity in mothers
| Total (N=1370) | Boys (N=678) | Girls (N=692) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Adjusted OR (95% CI)a | P‐value | Adjusted OR (95% CI)a | P‐value | Adjusted OR (95% CI)a | P‐value |
| Children's birth weight | ||||||
| <2500 g | 1.54 (0.81‐2.95) | .188 | 2.25 (0.90‐5.63) | .083 | 1.07 (0.42‐2.74) | .882 |
| 2500‐3999 g (reference) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| ≥4000 g | 2.06 (0.57‐7.44) | .272 | 1.40 (0.14‐14.4) | .779 | 2.52 (0.52‐12.3) | .253 |
| Children's overweight/obesity at age 3 years | 4.26 (2.51‐7.25) | <.001 | 2.29 (0.92‐5.69) | .075 | 6.48 (3.25‐12.9) | <.001 |
| (Reference: no) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Mothers' prepregnancy overweight/obesity | 2.46 (1.41‐4.30) | .002 | 2.18 (0.98‐4.88) | .057 | 2.89 (1.30‐6.41) | .009 |
| (Reference: no) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio.
a
Adjusted for gestational age, birth order, mothers' age, prenatal smoking, and mothers' working status.