. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 31.

Published in final edited form as: Health Behav Policy Rev. 2019 May;6(3):209–218. doi: 10.14485/hbpr.6.3.1

Table 4.

Adjusted Odds Ratios of Parent Underestimation of Child Weight Status

	2-level variable^a		1-level variable^b
	Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Interval	Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Interval
Parent race/ethnicity

White (reference)	–	–	–	–
Hispanic	1.39	[0.68, 2.84]	0.52	[0.21, 1.28]
Asian	0.76	[0.29, 1.96]	1.57	[0.38, 6.45]
Black	3.82	[0.41, 35.53]	2.50	[0.56, 11.12]

Parent BMI category^c

Normal BMI (reference)	–	–	–	–
Underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m²)	2.67	[0.29, 24.86]	–	–
Overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m²)	0.72	[0.36, 1.43]	0.68	[0.28, 1.63]

p < .05;

^**

p < .01;

^***

p < .001

Note.

^a:

Underestimation defined as parent classifying child as “underweight” or “about the right weight” when child’s BMI is between the 85th and 95th percentile or using any classification besides “very overweight” when child’s BMI is ≥ 95th percentile.

^b:

Underestimation defined as parent classifying child as “underweight” or “about the right weight” when child’s BMI is ≥ 95th percentile.

^c:

Parent BMI calculated based on self-reported height and weight.

^d:

There were no parents with a BMI < 18.5 kg/m² who underestimated their child’s weight status according to one-level variable criteria.