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Table 3 Multinomial regression analysis model for the variables associated with child’s BMI #

From: Prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity among Palestinian school-age children and the associated risk factors: a cross sectional study

Variable

Overweight

Obese

Underweight

Pseudo R-Square

(Nagelkerke)

B

SE

OR (95%CI)

B

SE

OR (95%CI)

B

SE

OR (95%CI)

Gender*

Female

0.47

0.35

1.6 (0.8–3.20)

0.87

0.54

2.24 (0.78–6.44)

3.16

0.92

23.47 (3.87–141.77)

0.72

Screen time‡

< 30 min

0.81

0.48

2.25 (.89–5.70)

0.8

0.73

2.22(0.54–9.25)

0.05

0.8

1.05 (0.22–5.04)

60 min

−0.24

0.39

0.79 (0.37–1.69)

− 0.94

0.58

0.39 (0.13–1.20)

− 0.36

0.64

0.70 (0.20–2.42)

Fish intake±

Never

−0.40

0.45

0.67 (0.28–1.60)

−0.6

0.63

0.55 (0.16–1.87)

− 0.12

0.76

0.89 (0.20–3.92)

Chocolate±

Never

0.75

0.83

2.11 (0.41–10.77)

0.05

1.42

1.05 (0.06–16.99)

2.68

1.39

14.61 (0.96–221.74)

Diet beverage±

Never

−0.50

0.53

0.61 (0.22–1.70)

− 0.74

0.76

0.48 (0.11–2.13)

1.18

1.17

3.25 (0.33–32.14)

Sweets intake±

Never

0.52

0.68

1.68 (0.44–6.34)

−0.66

0.98

0.52 (0.08–3.49)

0.70

0.96

2.01 (0.31–13.18)

Living place©

City

0.41

0.41

1.50 (0.68–3.34)

1.28

0.61

3.58 (1.09–11.81)

−3.11

0.79

0.04 (0.01–0.21)

Transporting means to school°

Bus

0.21

0.39

1.23 (0.58–2.65)

0.6

0.53

1.82 (0.64–5.15)

−1.03

0.76

0.36 (0.08–1.57)

Mothers weight^

0.001

0.02

1.00 (0.97–1.03)

0.02

.02

1.02 (0.97–1.06)

0.02

0.03

1.02 (0.97–1.08)

Fathers BMI^

−0.002

.04

1.00 (0.92–1.08)

0.09

0.06

1.09 (0.98–1.22)

0.10

0.06

1.11 (0.98–1.25)

Age^

−0.40

0.14

0.67 (0.51–0.88)

−0.95

0.21

0.39 (0.26–0.58)

0.07

0.23

1.07 (0.68–1.68)

WC^

0.32

0.04

1.38 (1.27–1.50)

0.58

0.06

1.79 (1.59–2.02)

−0.33

0.1

0.72 (0.60–0.87)

  1. #: Reference category (Normal weight); *: male; ‡:> 60 min; ±: yes;©: village; °: walking; ^: OR: odd ratio. CI: confidence intervals