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 | |