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Table 3 Weighted longitudinal ordered logistic analysis of random effects, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, 1998-2007, US

From: Longitudinal analysis of Socioecological obesogenic factors in a National Sample of U.S. children

Variables Severity of Obesity Transition of Children’s BMI
OR CI OR CI
Covariates 1. Individual
 Age 1.47** 1.20–1.79 0.85* 0.74–0.98
 Female 0.16** 0.06–0.38 0.71** 0.57–0.90
 Ethnicity
  Non-Hispanic white
  Non-Hispanic black 0.13 0.01–13.15 1.10 0.66–1.83
  Hispanic and Others 4.34* 1.11–16.96 0.84 0.59–1.19
 Computer usage 0.96 0.68–1.36 0.93 0.79–1.11
 Hours watching TV after dinner 1.25 0.85–1.83 0.86 0.71–1.05
2. Parenting capacity
 Parents’ education
  Lower than high school
  High school 0.08* 0.01–0.78 0.72 0.28–1.86
  Greater than high school 0.02** 0.01–0.22 0.79 0.31–2.03
 Mom’s employment 0.98 0.70–1.39 1.1 0.97–1.26
 Parents’ income 1.00 0.78–1.29 0.98 0.92–1.05
3. Family Function
 Family structure 0.09 0.01–1.19 0.99 0.69–1.43
 Family size with members less than 18 years old 0.53** 0.36–0.79 1.15 0.98–1.35
 Family TV restriction 0.77 0.36–1.68 0.99 0.64–1.54
 Primary caregiver 0.43 0.13–1.46 0.85 0.64–1.13
 Food security 0.85 0.72–1.25 1.02 0.82–1.26
4. School
 School’s ratio of minorities 1.86** 1.18–2.93 0.91 0.80–1.03
 School free lunch program 1.00 0.96–1.03 1.01 1.00–1.02
5. Environment
 Urbanity
  Large city
  Mid-size city 0.77 0.32–1.86 0.82 0.58–1.15
  Small town and rural 5.35** 1.65–17.33 0.79 0.55–1.12
  1. *p < .05; **p < .01
  2. N = 1166; weighted N = 379,297