Table 1 Risk factors for overweight and obesity at 9 years of age among Aboriginal children participating in the Gudaga Study
Demographics | Univariate (n = 79) | Multivariate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Birth n (%) | 9 years n (%) | Exp (β) | p-value | Exp (β) | p-value | ||
Mother single | 74 (58%) | 45 (57%) | 0.71 | 0.455 | |||
Mother aged < 20 years | 29 (23%) | 10 (13%) | 0.69 | 0.585 | |||
Low maternal education | 32 (25%) | 17 (22%) | 0.95 | 0.923 | |||
Lowest SEIFA | 70 (55%) | 47 (60%) | 0.58 | 0.233 | |||
Female infant | 68 (53%) | 44 (56%) | 1.80 | 0.200 | ✓ | – | ns |
Low infant birth weight (< 2500 g) | 9 (7%) | 5 (6%) | 0.25 | 0.225 | |||
Premature infant (< 37 weeks) | 10 (8%) | 6 (8%) | 0.51 | 0.458 | |||
SGA infant | 16 (13%) | 10 (13%) | 1.73 | 0.424 | |||
Maternal smoking during pregnancy | 77 (61%) | 48 (61%) | 2.34 | 0.074 | ✓ | 2.564 | 0.082 |
Breastfeeding at discharge | 68 (53%) | 42 (53%) | 0.78 | 0.588 | |||
Breastfeeding for > 20 weeks | 17 (13%) | 8 (10%) | 1.62 | 0.530 | |||
RWG (0–12 months) | 43 (34%) | 33 (42%) | 3.75 | 0.006 | ✓ | 3.241 | 0.034 |
BMI >85th at 24 monthsa | 45 (37%) | 30 (40%) | 4.82 | 0.002 | ✓ | 3.157 | 0.037 |