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Table 2 Association between the number of cigarettes smoked daily by parents and BMI of the children, compared to BMI of children whose parents do not smoke (+/− kg/m2, (SE) and P value

From: Maternal post-natal tobacco use and current parental tobacco use is associated with higher body mass index in children and adolescents: an international cross-sectional study

Number of cigarettes smoked daily

None

1–9

10–19

20–29

30+

Maternal P < 0.0001

-

+0.04 kg/m2 (0.04)

+0.20 kg/m2 (0.04)

+0.35 kg/m2 (0.05)

+0.51 kg/m2 (0.14)

Paternal P < 0.0001

-

+0.06 kg/m2 (0.03)

+0.13 kg/m2 (0.03)

+0.19 kg/m2 (0.03)

+0.34 kg/m2 (0.06)