Table 1. Relative frequency and comparison of anthropometric characteristics of 104 eutrophic and obese children and adolescents treated at the Preventive Medicine Service in the city of Aracaju-SE, Brazil.

Characteristics		% classification		Odds Ratio	95% CI	p-value^a
Characteristics		Obese	Eutrophic	Odds Ratio	95% CI	p-value^a
Sex	Masculine	57	54	1.1	0.5–2.6	0.794
Sex	Feminine	43	46	1.1	0.5–2.6	0.794
Declared color	Black	86	45	7.4	2.2–31.6	<0.001
Declared color	White	14	55	7.4	2.2–31.6	<0.001
Obese father	Yes	75	39	4.6	1.8–11.8	<0.001
Obese father	Não	25	61	4.6	1.8–11.8	<0.001
Obese mother	Yes	80	36	7.2	2.7–20.2	<0.001
Obese mother	No	20	64	7.2	2.7–20.2	<0.001
Hypertensive father	Yes	84	49	5.5	1.4–30.9	0.005
Hypertensive father	No	16	51	5.5	1.4–30.9	0.005
Hypertensive mother	Yes	68	51	2.0	0.7–5.7	0.132
Hypertensive mother	No	32	49	2.0	0.7–5.7	0.132
Type of birth	Cesarean	62	42	2.2	0.8–5.7	0.064
Type of birth	Normal	38	58	2.2	0.8–5.7	0.064
Early weaning(<6 months)	Yes	94	23	49.6	12.2–274.7	<0.001
Early weaning(<6 months)	No	6	77	49.6	12.2–274.7	<0.001

Chi-square test with Odds Ratio and 95% confidence interval (95% CI)

No case for the control variable.