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. 2022 Dec 6;22:2287. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14724-2

Table 2.

Odds ratio by year indicating Sex effect on overweight and obesity in South African adolescents

SURVEY YEAR ODDS RATIO (OR) 95% CONFIDENCE INTERVAL
1998 2.91* 1.87, 4.68
2002 0.60* 0.42, 0.84
2008 0.38* 0.31, 0.46
2011 0.39* 0.32, 0.48
2012 4.56* 2.67, 8.33
2016 1.13 0.70, 1.82

*Sex effect significant at p < 0.05 (Wald Chi-square (X2), base category as girls vs. boys