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. 2022 Nov 2;14(21):4625. doi: 10.3390/nu14214625

Table 2.

Association of OW/OB between parents and offspring.

Variables General Obesity OR (95% CI) Simple Abdominal Obesity OR (95% CI) Compound Obesity
OR (95% CI)
High WC Level
OR (95% CI)
High BMI Level
OR (95% CI)
Both parental OW/OB 2.66 (1.91–3.71) *** 1.72 (1.40–2.12) *** 4.04 (3.75–4.35) *** 3.65 (3.38–3.93) *** 3.92 (3.65–4.21) ***
Only paternal OW/OB 1.80 (1.41–2.32) *** 1.46 (1.26–1.69) *** 2.06 (1.94–2.18) *** 1.99 (1.87–2.11) *** 2.03 (1.91–2.14) ***
Only maternal OW/OB 1.98 (1.37–2.87) ** 1.28 (1.01–1.62) * 2.11 (1.93–2.30) *** 1.96 (1.79–2.15) *** 2.09 (1.92–2.27) ***
No parental OW/OB 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)

Notes: Adjust for offspring age, sex, resident area, single-child status, breastfeeding, MVPA status; parental highest educational attainment, and MVPA status; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.