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Table 3 Adjusted OR and 95% CI for the effects of TV viewing time on childhood overweight/obese status based on age groups

From: Association between television viewing and early childhood overweight and obesity: a pair-matched case-control study in China

 

Overweight/obese status

 

1-to 3-year-old children

4- to 5-year-old children

TV viewing ≥1 h per day

OR

95% CI

p-valuea

OR

95% CI

p-valuea

 Model 1b

1.51

0.87–2.62

0.14

1.81

1.26–2.58

0.001

 Model 2c

1.48

0.84–2.59

0.18

1.90

1.31–2.74

0.001

 Model 3d

1.20

0.64–2.24

0.57

1.72

1.16–2.54

0.007

  1. TV television, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. aCI and OR were obtained using conditional logistic regression model analysis
  3. bAdjusted for gender, maternal educational level, paternal educational level, family income
  4. cModel 1 + maternal weight status, paternal weight status, delivery mode
  5. dModel 2 + time spent by children in sporting activities, sleep duration of children, watching television while having meals, having snacks while watching television, exposure to advertisements for junk food
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BMC Pediatrics

ISSN: 1471-2431

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