Table 4 |
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| Crude and adjusted multinomial logistic regression analysis (reference category = normal weight) for overweight and obesity according to criteria proposed by IOTF for Brazilian adolescents | ||||||
| IOTF | ||||||
| Overweight | Obesity | |||||
| % | OR (95% CI) | OR* (95% CI) | % | OR (95% CI) | OR* (95% CI) | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 11.7 | 0.98 (0.92-1.05) | 1.02 (0.96-1.09) | 2.8 | 1.23 (1.07-1.42) | 1.30 (1.14, 1.50) |
| Female | 12.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.3 | 1 | 1 |
| Age group (years) | ||||||
| 11-12 | 13.2 | 1.33 (1.21-1.47) | 1.55 (1.40, 1.72) | 3.1 | 1.73 (1.40-2.15) | 2.17 (1.74, 2.71) |
| 13-14 | 10.8 | 1.05 (0.95-1.16) | 1.19 (1.07, 1.32) | 2.3 | 1.27 (1.01-1.60) | 1.51 (1.20, 1.90) |
| 15-17 | 10.4 | 1 | 1 | 1.9 | 1 | 1 |
| Geographic Region | ||||||
| Northeastern | 9.8 | 1.06 (0.77-1.47) | 1.06 (0.91, 1.24) | 2.0 | 1.07 (0.77-1.47) | 1.05 (0.76, 1.46) |
| Midwestern | 11.4 | 1.27 (1.11-1.45) | 1.28 (1.11, 1.46) | 2.3 | 1.26 (0.94-1.68) | 1.26 (0.94, 1.69) |
| Southeastern | 11.3 | 1.26 (1.11-1.42) | 1.26 (1.12, 1.43) | 2.5 | 1.39 (1.08-1.81) | 1.40 (1.08, 1.81) |
| Southern | 15.3 | 1.81 (1.60-2.05) | 1.96 (1.73, 2.23) | 3.6 | 2.15 (1.65-2.79) | 2.49 (1.91, 3.24) |
| Northern | 9.3 | 1 | 1 | 1.9 | 1 | 1 |
* Odds ratio adjusted for all variables.
Note: Bold - variables with p-value <0.05 in the Wald test. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval.
Pelegrini et al. Nutrition Journal 2013 12:5 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-12-5
