Research Article
Determinants of Childhood Obesity in Representative Sample of Children in North East of Iran
Table 2
Association between qualitative variables and obesity in univariate logistic regression model.
| Variables | Cases (n = 114) | Control (n = 102) | Crude OR | 95% CI | N (%) | N (%) |
| Father job | | | | | Jobless | 1 (0.90) | 4 (4.40) | Ref | | Worker | 17 (15.00) | 31 (31.60) | 2.19 | 0.23–21.23 | Employee | 34 (30.10) | 40 (40.80) | 3.40 | 0.36–31.89 | Other | 61 (54.00) | 23 (23.50) | 10.60 | 1.13–99.96 | Father education | | | | | Illiterate and primary school | 23 (20.40) | 36 (36.70) | Ref | | Guidance school | 16 (14.20) | 29 (29.60) | 0.86 | 0.39–1.92 | Diploma | 24 (21.20) | 21 (21.40) | 1.78 | 0.816–3.92 | University degrees | 50 (44.20) | 12 (12.20) | 6.52 | 2.87–14.79 | Mother job | | | | | Housewife | 55 (48.20) | 80 (78.40) | Ref | | Employee | 59 (51.80) | 22 (21.60) | 3.90 | 2.14–7.09 | Mother education | | | | | Illiterate and primary school | 35 (30.70) | 49 (48.00) | Ref | | Guidance school | 12 (10.50) | 33 (32.40) | 0.51 | 0.23–1.12 | Diploma | 12 (10.50) | 14 (13.70) | 1.20 | 0.50–2.90 | University degrees | 55 (48.20) | 6 (5.90) | 12.80 | 4.97–33.10 | Economic status | | | | | Weak | 18 (15.80) | 72 (63.20) | Ref | | Moderate | 72 (63.20) | 57 (55.90) | 3.01 | 1.57–5.78 | Good | 24 (21.10) | 2 (2.00) | 28.66 | 6.12–134.20 | Family history of obesity | | | | | Without obesity history | 7 (6.10) | 76 (74.50) | Ref | | Father side obesity history | 24 (21.10) | 11 (10.80) | 23.68 | 8.26–67.89 | Mother side obesity history | 5 (4.40) | 13 (12.70) | 4.17 | 1.15–15.16 | Both of them | 78 (68.40) | 2 (2.00) | 423.42 | 85.24–2010.00 |
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