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Table 1 Study population characteristics, by Body Mass Index – normal vs overweight, Nanjing

From: The association between living environmental factors and adolescents’ body weight: a cross-sectional study

Variables

BMI

Univariate Analysis

Normal

Excessive bodyweight

Total

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

Crude OR [95%CI]

P

Age

  ≤ 12

232 (77)

69 (23)

301 (24.4)

 

 13

333 (72)

127 (28)

460 (37.2)

1.28 [0.91,1.8]

0.15

 14

244 (79)

66 (21)

310 (25.1)

0.91 [0.62,1.33]

0.63

  ≥ 15

123 (75)

41 (25)

164 (13.3)

1.12 [0.72,1.75]

0.62

Sex

 Female

514 (82)

113 (18)

627 (50.8)

 

 Male

418 (69)

190 (31)

608 (49.2)

2.07 [1.58,2.7]

< 0.0001

Dietary and Exercise factors

 Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity

   ≤ 30 min/d

600 (78)

172 (22)

772 (62.5)

 

   > 30 min/d

332 (72)

131 (28)

463 (37.5)

1.38 [1.06,1.79]

0.018

 Sweeten food

   

1.02 [0.91,1.15]

0.72

  Never

232 (75)

76 (25)

308 (24.9)

  

  1–2 times/month

278 (77)

83 (23)

361 (29.2)

  

  1–2 times/week

250 (74)

89 (26)

339 (27.4)

  

  2–3 times/week

114 (75)

39 (25)

153 (12.4)

  

  Every day

36 (77)

11 (23)

47 (3.8)

  

  Unknown

22 (81)

5 (19)

27 (2.2)

  

 BBQ and fried food

   

1.19 [1.04,1.36]

0.012

  Never

389 (78)

109 (22)

498 (40.3)

  

  1–2 times/month

358 (75)

117 (25)

475 (38.5)

  

  1–2 times/week

106 (71)

43 (29)

149 (12.1)

  

  2–3 times/week

46 (70)

20 (30)

66 (5.3)

  

  Every day

10 (59)

7 (41)

17 (1.4)

  

 Unknown

23 (77)

7 (23)

30 (2.4)

  

 Snacks

   

0.98 [0.89,1.09]

0.77

  Never

188 (73)

68 (27)

256 (20.7)

  

  1–2 times/month

213 (76)

66 (24)

279 (22.6)

  

  1–2 times/week

256 (77)

78 (23)

334 (27)

  

  2–3 times/week

148 (75)

50 (25)

198 (16)

  

  Every day

96 (75)

32 (25)

128 (10.4)

  

  Unknown

31 (78)

9 (23)

40 (3.2)

  

Family factors

 Economic status

   

0.76 [0.6,0.97]

0.03

  Lower

409 (73)

148 (27)

557 (45.1)

  

  Medium

407 (78)

117 (22)

524 (42.4)

  

  Higher

33 (87)

5 (13)

38 (3.1)

  

  Unknown

83 (72)

33 (28)

116 (9.4)

  

 Father’s BMI

  Normal

517 (80)

131 (20)

648 (52.5)

 

  Overweight

271 (68)

126 (32)

397 (32.1)

1.93 [1.34,2.79]

< 0.0001

  Underweight

31 (79)

8 (21)

39 (3.2)

0.78 [0.46,1.31]

0.96

  Unknown

113 (75)

38 (25)

151 (12.2)

  

 Mother’s BMI

  Normal

643 (77)

187 (23)

830 (67.2)

 

  Overweight

98 (64)

55 (36)

153 (12.4)

1.83 [1.38,2.44]

< 0.0001

  Underweight

84 (82)

19 (18)

103 (8.3)

1.02 [0.46,2.27]

0.35

  Unknown

107 (72)

42 (28)

149 (12.1)

 

0.13

 Parents’ encouragement for exercise

  Less encourage

473 (74)

162 (26)

635 (51.4)

 

  More encourage

401 (77)

120 (23)

521 (42.2)

0.88 [0.67,1.17]

0.38

  Unknown

58 (73)

21 (27)

79 (6.4)

  

 Father fitness time

  Shorter

469 (76)

145 (24)

614 (49.7)

 

  Longer

273 (75)

90 (25)

363 (29.4)

1.02 [0.76,1.36]

0.92

  Unknown

190 (74)

68 (26)

258 (20.9)

  

 Mother fitness time

  Shorter

459 (76)

146 (24)

605 (49)

 

  Longer

391 (75)

133 (25)

524 (42.4)

1.05 [0.8,1.37]

0.74

  Unknown

82 (77)

24 (23)

106 (8.6)

  

 Father smoking

  No

346 (80)

87 (20)

433 (35.1)

 

  Yes

552 (73)

202 (27)

754 (61.1)

1.46 [1.09,1.94]

0.01

  Unknown

34 (71)

14 (29)

48 (3.9)

  

 Mother smoking

  No

858 (76)

270 (24)

1128 (91.3)

 

  Yes

8 (67)

4 (33)

12 (1)

1.59 [0.47,5.32]

0.45

  Unknown

66 (69)

29 (31)

95 (7.7)

  

 Satisfaction towards living environment

  Less satisfied

165 (73)

61 (27)

226 (18.3)

 

  More satisfied

740 (76)

231 (24)

971 (78.6)

0.85 [0.61,1.18]

0.33

  Unknown

27 (71)

11 (29)

38 (3.1)

  

 Parents’ satisfaction towards living environment

  Less satisfied

159 (75)

54 (25)

213 (17.2)

 

  More satisfied

710 (76)

220 (24)

930 (75.3)

0.88 [0.64,1.23]

0.46

  Unknown

63 (68)

29 (32)

92 (7.4)

  

Environmental factors

 Bus stops

   ≤ 20

88 (76)

28 (24)

116 (9.4)

 

   > 20

844 (75)

275 (25)

1119 (90.6)

0.98 [0.62,1.53]

0.92

 Scenic spots

  0–3

236 (76)

73 (24)

309 (25)

 

   > 3

696 (75)

230 (25)

926 (75)

1.07 [0.79,1.44]

0.67

 Sport venues

  No

97 (68)

46 (32)

143 (11.6)

 

  Yes

835 (76)

257 (24)

1092 (88.4)

0.65 [0.44,0.95]

0.025

 Casual spots

  No

84 (81)

20 (19)

104 (8.4)

 

  Yes

848 (75)

283 (25)

1131 (91.6)

1.4 [0.85,2.32]

0.19

Food spots (median)

198 [0,2087]

216 [0,2179]

207 [0,2179]

1 [1,1]

0.27

Total

932 (75)

303 (25)

1235

  
  1. OR Odds ratio, p p-value