Table 3 The univariate and multiple logistic regression analysis of demographic, behavioral and psychological variables for factors related to childhood overweight and obesity
|  | OW& OB (n = 146) | Normal weight (n = 379) | OR (95% CI)a | P | OR (95% CI)b | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics Variables | N (%) | N (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mother’s obesity | ||||||
 No | 57 (39) | 176 (46) | 1.0 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 89 (61) | 203 (54) | 3.74 (2.12–7.20) | < 0.001 | 3.91 (1.35–6.86) | 0.01 |
Birth weight | ||||||
  < 3 | 66 (45) | 204 (54.3) | 1.0 |  | 1.0 |  |
  ≥ 3 | 80 (55) | 175 (45.7) | 2.41 (1.26–4.98) | 0.001 | 2.80 (1.24–5. 17) | 0.02 |
Mother’s occupation | ||||||
 Housewife | 68 (46.6) | 198 (52.3) | 1.0 |  | 1.0 |  |
 Working | 78 (53.4) | 181 (47.7) | 2.16 (1.04–3.35) | < 0.004 | 2.37 (1.18–4.21) | 0.01 |
Behavioral Variables | ||||||
 Watching TV > 2 h/day | ||||||
  No | 57 (39) | 171 (45) | 1.0 |  | 1.0 |  |
  Yes | 89 (61) | 208 (55) | 3.39 (1.13–5.47) | < 0.001 | 3.51 (1.20–8.66) | 0.01 |
 Computer games> 2 h/day | ||||||
  No | 67 (46) | 310 (81.8) | 1 |  | 1 |  |
  Yes | 79 (54) | 69 (18.2) | 3.06 (1.08–6.32) | 0.001 | 3.40 (1.24–7.32) | 0.01 |
 Daily breakfast eating (≥4/week) | ||||||
  Yes | 56 (32) | 299 (78.8) | 1 |  | 1 |  |
  No | 99 (68) | 80 (21.2) | 2.10 (1.04–4.16) | 0.001 | 2.88 (1.19–6.67) | 0.03 |
Psychological variables | ||||||
 Perceived threat (mean, SD) | 16.22 ± 4.35 | 21.56 ± 5.47 | 0.79 (0.72–0.84) | 0.01 | 0.90 (0.85–0.94) | 0.01 |
Health Promoting Lifestyle constructs | ||||||
 Healthy eating | 12.38 ± 2.24 | 18.76 ± 2.21 | 0.76 (0.61–0.90) | 0.001 | 0.83 (0.75–0.89) | 0.001 |
 Health responsibility | 19.95 ± 4.32 | 29.88 ± 3.79 | 0.71 (0.52–0.82) | 0.03 | 0.80 (0.72–0.93) | 0.05 |
 Physical activity | 8.47 ± 2.11 | 13.76 ± 2.02 | 0.68 (0.49–0.90) | 0.01 | 0.77 (0.65–0.82) | 0.001 |
 Stress management | 12.24 ± 3.15 | 16.87 ± 3.68 | 0.58 (0.37–0.82) | 0.001 | 0.69 (0.44–0.79) | 0.001 |