Table 4. Multivariate regression analysis to ascertain the influence of overweight/obesity from the selected socio-demographic characteristics of the children (n=688).

AOR – adjusted odds ratio; CI – confidence interval

** Significant at the p<0.05 level

Factor	AOR	95% CI	P-value
Consanguinity between
Yes	1.428	0.921 – 2.214	0.111
No	Ref
Number of family members
3 persons	Ref
4 – 6 persons	0.863	0.345 – 2.159	0.753
7 – 9 persons	2.103	0.970 – 4.560	0.060
≥10 persons	1.898	0.836 – 4.307	0.125
Parents suffering from obesity
Yes	1.444	0.921 – 2.263	0.109
No	Ref
Number of main meals per day
One to two meals	Ref
Three meals	2.721	1.565 – 4.731	<0.001 **
Four or more meals	2.613	1.545 – 4.419	<0.001 **
Number of hours spent in physical activities
Less than 30 minutes a day	Ref
30 minutes to one hour a day	0.621	0.330 – 1.167	0.139
More than one hour a day	0.476	0.253 – 0.894	0.021 **