Table 3.
Association of OW/OB between parents and offspring by the combination of dietary behaviors in two generations.
| 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 parents and offspring had unhealthy dietary behaviors | |||||
| Both parental OW/OB | 2.80 (1.87–4.18) *** | 1.98 (1.56–2.52) *** | 4.05 (3.72–4.41) *** | 3.67 (3.36–4.00) *** | 3.93 (3.60–4.27) *** |
| Only paternal OW/OB | 1.82 (1.35–2.44) *** | 1.58 (1.34–1.88) *** | 2.09 (1.96–2.23) *** | 2.04 (1.90–2.18) *** | 2.05 (1.92–2.19) *** |
| Only maternal OW/OB | 1.98 (1.25–3.12) ** | 1.40 (1.06–1.84) * | 2.12 (1.92–2.35) *** | 1.98 (1.78–2.20) *** | 2.10 (1.90–2.32) *** |
| No parental OW/OB | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) |
| Only parents had unhealthy dietary behaviors | |||||
| Both parental OW/OB | 2.33 (0.83–6.54) | 1.10 (0.55–2.19) | 3.81 (2.93–4.96) *** | 3.26 (2.49–4.27) *** | 3.71 (2.87–4.81) *** |
| Only paternal OW/OB | 1.09 (0.44–2.71) | 0.93 (0.58–1.51) | 1.85 (1.50–2.30) *** | 1.68 (1.35–2.10) *** | 1.82 (1.47–2.24) *** |
| Only maternal OW/OB | 2.90 (1.07–7.84) * | 0.52 (0.20–1.34) | 1.84 (1.35–2.52) *** | 1.51 (1.08–2.11) *** | 1.94 (1.43–2.62) *** |
| No parental OW/OB | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) |
| Only offspring had unhealthy dietary behaviors | |||||
| Both parental OW/OB | 2.20 (0.92–5.30) | 0.92 (0.47–1.83) | 4.03 (3.27–4.97) *** | 3.52 (2.83–4.37) *** | 3.96 (3.22–4.87) *** |
| Only paternal OW/OB | 1.85 (0.92–3.73) | 1.13 (0.73–1.75) | 1.94 (1.62–2.31) *** | 1.79 (1.49–2.16) *** | 1.93 (1.62–2.29) *** |
| Only maternal OW/OB | 1.20 (0.38–3.75) | 1.18 (0.62–2.24) | 2.16 (1.70–2.75) *** | 2.10 (1.63–2.69) *** | 2.11 (1.66–2.67) *** |
| No parental OW/OB | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) |
| Both parents and offspring had healthy dietary behaviors | |||||
| Both parental OW/OB | 1.75 (0.48–6.42) | 2.27 (0.82–6.26) | 3.62 (2.61–5.01) *** | 3.58 (2.55–5.02) *** | 3.45 (2.51–4.74) *** |
| Only paternal OW/OB | 2.28 (0.82–6.31) | 1.84 (0.77–4.38) | 1.98 (1.49–2.64) *** | 2.00 (1.47–2.72) *** | 1.97 (1.49–2.61) *** |
| Only maternal OW/OB | 1.45 (0.35–6.00) | 1.94 (0.67–5.61) | 1.75 (1.20–2.56) ** | 1.78 (1.20–2.66) * | 1.71 (1.18–2.48) ** |
| No parental OW/OB | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) |
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. Adjust for offspring age, sex, resident area, single-child status, breastfeeding, MVPA status; parental highest educational attainment, and MVPA status.