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Table 2 Factors associated with overweight and obesity among KG children in Bahirdar Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015

From: Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity among private kindergarten school children in Bahirdar Town, Northwest Ethiopia: cross-sectional study

Variables

Overweight/obesity

Crude odds ratio

(95% CI)

Adjusted odds ratio

(95% CI)

Yes (n#)

No (n#)

DDS

 Low

3

110

1.00

1

 Medium

6

157

1.40 (0.34, 6.72)

1.35 (0.31, 5.75)

 High

23

163

5.17 (1.51–17.65)

5.12 (1.42–18.47)*

Frequency of snack

 None

4

80

1

1

 One

13

255

1.02(0.32, 3.21)

2.07 (0.58, 7.31)

 Two

15

95

3.15(1.00–9.89

0.68 (0.19–2.39)

Family/private care

 No

27

405

1

1

 yes

5

25

3.00 (1.06, 8.45)

3.43 (1.02–11.49)*

Family size

 <5

25

219

3.44 (1.45, 8.12)

4.76 (1.84–12.31)*

 ≥5

7

211

1

1

Age of child

 36–60 months

19

312

1

 

 61–72 months

13

118

1.81 (0.87, 3.78)

 
  1. * Significant at p value < 0.05