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Table 2 Associations between the behaviors and overweight (obesity included) among the children (n = 7505)

From: Behavioral risk factors for overweight in early childhood; the ‘Be active, eat right’ study

 

Prevalence of overweight (obesity included)a

OR (95% CI)

  

P -value b

Model 1

Model 2

Having breakfast

7 days/week

8.3

<.001

1.00

1.00

<7 days/week

15.0

1.49 (1.13 – 1.95)

1.44 (1.09-1.89)

Drinking sweet beverages

≤2 glasses/day

7.8

<.05

1.00

1.00

>2 glasses/day

9.3

1.17 (0.99-1.40)

1.15 (0.97-1.38)

Playing outside

≥1 h/day

8.8

.79

1.00

1.00

<1 h/day

8.4

0.98 (0.70-1.37)

0.98 (0.70-1.37)

Watching TV

≤2 hs/day

8.0

<.001

1.00

1.00

>2 hs/day

11.8

1.25 (1.03-1.51)

1.20 (0.98-1.46)

  1. Model 1: behaviors individually
  2. Model 2: all behaviors included simultaneously
  3. All analyses were adjusted for sex of the child and sociodemographic characteristics (child’s ethnicity, educational level parent, single parenthood, job status of the parent)
  4. aAccording to the age and sex specific cut-off points for BMI as published by the IOTF [34]
  5. bP-value for difference in prevalence of overweight (obesity included) between child risk behavior not present/present