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Table 2 Parental weight change and risk of overweight and obesity in offspring

From: Influence of parental weight change on the incidence of overweight and obesity in offspring

Weight status

Incidence of overweight and obesity in offspring, %

OR (95%CI)a

P

Paternal weight change

  Persistent normal weight (n = 2252)

3.8

Ref

 

  Reversion (n = 94)

7.5

1.74 (0.75–4.02)

0.198

  Incident overweight and obesity (n = 306)

10.5

2.46 (1.58–3.84)

 < 0.001

  Persistent overweight and obesity (n = 311)

15.1

3.22 (2.13–4.87)

 < 0.001

Maternal weight change

  Persistent normal weight (n = 2232)

4.9

Ref

 

  Reversion (n = 73)

2.7

0.58 (0.14–2.45)

0.457

  Incident overweight and obesity (n = 306)

8.2

1.77 (1.10–2.82)

0.018

  Persistent overweight and obesity (n = 352)

9.9

2.03 (1.34–3.09)

 < 0.001

  1. aAdjusted for sex, the length of follow-up, Han Nationality, and baseline characteristics (year of study entry, age, household asset score, urban residence and energy intake)
  2. OR indicates odds ratio, CI indicates confidence interval
  3. Ref indicated that the corresponding group was considered as “reference” group
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BMC Pediatrics

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