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Table 2 Logistic regression analysis examining influence of CALD background on overweight/obesity and dietary behaviours

From: Weight status and obesity-related dietary behaviours among culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) children in Victoria, Australia

CALD background/ dietary behaviour

Model 1 (unadjusted)

Model 2 (adjusted)

OR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

European

 Overweight/obesity

1.22

0.89–1.67

0.218

1.32

0.83–2.11

0.248

 Takeaway ≥1/week

1.23

0.91–1.67

0.186

1.11

0.82–1.50

0.519

 EDNP snacks ≥2 /day

1.25

0.90–1.73

0.185

1.18

0.85–1.65

0.332

 SSB ≥1/day

1.02

0.72–1.45

0.911

0.89

0.64–1.22

0.460

Middle-Eastern

 Overweight/obesity

1.94

1.36–2.76

< 0.001

1.99

1.31–3.04

0.001

 Takeaway ≥1/week

1.80

1.28–2.53

0.001

1.54

0.99–2.37

0.053

 EDNP snacks ≥2 /day

1.56

1.09–2.22

0.014

1.50

1.05–2.15

0.026

 SSB ≥1/day

1.65

1.15–2.36

0.007

1.57

0.85–2.92

0.151

Southern Asian

 Overweight/obesity

0.73

0.48–1.13

0.156

0.71

0.41–1.13

0.213

 Takeaway ≥1/week

1.61

1.11–2.33

0.013

1.28

0.84–1.96

0.251

 EDNP snacks ≥2 /day

1.22

0.82–1.83

0.331

1.14

0.77–1.69

0.513

 SSB ≥1/day

0.69

0.43–1.11

0.121

0.62

0.37–1.06

0.080

Southeast Asian

 Overweight/obesity

0.69

0.44–1.10

0.118

0.68

0.43–1.08

0.099

 Takeaway ≥1/week

2.06

1.36–3.11

0.001

1.58

1.06–2.35

0.024

 EDNP snacks ≥2 /day

1.21

0.78–1.89

0.396

1.17

0.62–2.20

0.638

 SSB ≥1/day

0.82

0.50–1.34

0.423

0.68

0.30–1.55

0.358

Eastern Asian

 Overweight/obesity

0.92

0.55–1.52

0.741

0.94

0.55–1.56

0.808

 Takeaway ≥1/week

0.82

0.50–1.35

0.438

0.72

0.42–1.22

0.224

 EDNP snacks ≥2 /day

0.87

0.50–1.52

0.619

0.80

0.49–1.32

0.397

 SSB ≥1/day

0.62

0.33–1.17

0.137

0.64

0.34–1.19

0.159

African

 Overweight/obesity

0.89

0.56–1.43

0.634

0.93

0.70–1.24

0.622

 Takeaway ≥1/week

1.94

1.24–3.05

0.004

1.61

1.17–2.21

0.003

 EDNP snacks ≥2 /day

1.21

0.75–1.96

0.443

1.08

0.81–1.45

0.591

 SSB ≥1/day

1.73

1.09–2.75

0.021

1.76

1.30–2.38

< 0.001

  1. Reference: non-CALD children. Model 2 adjusted for age, gender, SEIFA, locality and school clustering. p-values in bold indicate a statistically significant association (p < 0.05)
  2. CALD culturally and linguistically diverse, CI confidence interval, EDNP energy-dense nutrient-poor, OR odds ratio, SEIFA Socioeconomic index for areas, SSB sugar sweetened beverage