Table 4 Variables associated to obesity perception
From: Children’s perception on obesity and quality of life: a Mexican survey
Cluster 1: Obesity as unfavorable condition | Cluster 2: Obesity as not unfavorable condition | Odds ratio (OR) | 95% Confidence interval | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 864) | (n = 471) | ||||
% (n) | % (n) | ||||
Gender | |||||
Boys (reference) | 49.1 (424) | 49.7 (234) | 1.00 | (0.8, 1.2) | 0.93 |
Girls | 50.9 (440) | 50.3 (237) | 0.99 | ||
Age (years) | |||||
6 to 8 (reference) | 34.8 (301) | 25.5 (120) | |||
9 to 10 | 25.0 (216) | 26.7 (126) | 0.69 | (0.5, 0.9) | 0.02 |
11 to 12 | 40.2 (347) | 47.8 (225) | 0.64 | (0.5, 0.9) | 0.003 |
Body weight status | |||||
Normal (reference) | 49.1 (425) | 48.2 (227) | |||
Underweight | 7.2 (62) | 4.6 (22) | 0.71 | (0.4, 1.2) | 0.22 |
Overweight | 24.7 (213) | 26.6 (125) | 0.74 | (0.4, 1.3) | 0.31 |
Obese | 19.0 (164) | 20.6 (97) | 0.70 | (0.4, 1.3) | 0.26 |
Body weight status self-perception | |||||
Normal (reference) | 50.7 (438) | 49.9 (235) | |||
Underweight | 9.5 (82) | 6.6 (31) | 1.68 | (1.0, 2.7) | 0.03 |
Overweight | 36.9 (319) | 40.1 (189) | 0.99 | (0.7, 1.3) | 0.97 |
Obese | 2.9 (25) | 3.4 (16) | 0.87 | (0.4, 1.7) | 0.71 |
Perception of his/her mother* (n = 1,328) | |||||
Normal (reference) | 33.8 (290) | 32.5 (153) | |||
Underweight | 3.6 (31) | 6.4 (30) | 0.47 | (0.3, 0.8) | 0.01 |
Overweight | 60.3 (517) | 59.0 (278) | 1.01 | (0.8, 1.3) | 0.93 |
Obese | 2.2 (19) | 2.1 (10) | 1.21 | (0.5, 2.8) | 0.67 |
Perception of his/her father* (n = 1,260) | |||||
Normal (reference) | 28.5 (232) | 27.0 (121) | |||
Underweight | 4.4 (36) | 5.1 (23) | 0.54 | (0.4, 1.5) | 0.53 |
Overweight | 64.4 (523) | 64.3 (288) | 0.99 | (0.7, 1.3) | 0.94 |
Obese | 2.7 (21) | 3.6 (16) | 0.69 | (0.3, 1.4) | 0.31 |