Individual, family and environmental factors associated with pediatric excess weight in Spain: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Factors associated with excess weight in Spanish youth aged 8–17 - Multivariate Analysis

		Adjusted analysis
		OR	95% CI	P
Variables related to the child
Sex	Male	1	Ref.
	Female	0.75	(0.57 – 0.99)	0.043
Age	8-12 years	1	Ref.
	13-17 years	0.41	(0.31 – 0.55)	0.000
Physical activity	<30 min/day	1	Ref.
	≥30 min/day	0.73	(0.56 – 0.96)	0.027
Breakfast daily	No	1	Ref.
	Yes	0.59	(0.36 – 0.94)	0.028
Related to the family
Level of education of adult responsible for food	Primary	1	Ref.
	Secondary/ University	0.78	(0.59 – 1.03)	0.082

Variables in the crude analysis that were found to be not significant in the multivariate analysis are not included in Table 3.

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