Table 2 Multiple logistic regression analysis of predictors for overweight and singleton status

From: Overweight in singletons compared to children with siblings: the IDEFICS study

Models

OR (95% CI)

M1: overweight and singleton adjusted for survey country

1.30 (1.16–1.45)

M2: +child characteristics (age, sex and birth weight)

1.45 (1.29–1.63)

M3: +potential confounders (parents education and parents body mass index ⩾25, mothers age)

1.52 (1.34–1.72)

M4: stratified by age groupa

 Aged 2 to <6 singleton

1.32 (1.10–1.60)

 Aged 6 to 9 singleton

1.70 (1.44–2.01)

  1. Abbreviations: M, model; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
  2. Model includes: singleton status, survey country, sex and birth weight, highest household education, and parental overweight categorized as none, one or both and maternal age.
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