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Table 3 Association of parental education, students’ residence area and breakfast consumption with overweight (OwO) – (multiple logistic regression), Italy, 2010

From: Overweight among students aged 11–15 years and its relationship with breakfast, area of residence and parents’ education: results from the Italian HBSC 2010 cross-sectional study

 

Prevalence of overweight including obesity (OwO)

11 y

13 y

15 y

All age group

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

 

OwO%

OR (95% CI)

OwO%

OR (95% CI)

OwO%

OR (95% CI)

OwO%

OR (95% CI)

OwO%

OR (95% CI)

OwO%

OR (95% CI)

OwO%

OR (95% CI)

OwO%

OR (95% CI)

Parental educational level

                

Less than high school

34.4

1.52* (1.18-1.96)

24.3

2.05* (1.47-2.85)

28.6

1.62* (1.19-2.20)

21.7

2.02* (1.44-2.82)

32.0

1.82* (1.37-2.42)

16.7

2.17* (1.54-3.08)

31.5

1.63* (1.38-1.91)

20.4

2.07* (1.70-2.51)

High school

26.8

1.16 (0.91-1.48)

18.5

1.54* (1.09-2.16)

25.3

1.48* (1.11-1.97)

15.7

1.46* (1.02-2.09)

24.4

1.28 (1.00-1.64)

10.6

1.34 (0.94-1.92)

25.3

1.27* (1.10-1.48)

14.2

1.39* (1.14-1.70)

University

22.9

Referent group

12.5

Referent group

18.3

Referent group

11.3

Referent group

19.8

Referent group

7.9

Referent group

20.5

Referent group

10.4

Referent group

Residence area

                

North

18.9

Referent group

13.3

Referent group

18.5

Referent group

11.9

Referent group

18.8

Referent group

7.1

Referent group

18.7

Referent group

10.8

Referent group

Centre

25.8

1.68* (1.20-2.35)

16.3

1.56* (1.09-2.22)

20.3

1.25 (0.91-1.71)

13.7

1.43* (1.01-2.03)

20.3

1.26 (0.97-1.63)

13.8

2.45* (1.73-3.47)

22.1

1.35* (1.14-1.61)

14.5

1.73* (1.40-2.13)

South

36.2

2.49* (1.91-3.24)

24.1

2.07* (1.52-2.82)

31.2

1.77* (1.37-2.27)

20.4

2.03* (1.51-2.73)

31.3

2.02* (1.57-2.58)

14.1

2.08* (1.54-2.80)

33.0

2.05* (1.77-2.38)

19.2

2.04* (1.70-2.44)

Breakfast consumption

                

Daily

24.9

Referent group

13.5

Referent group

22.0

Referent group

13.1

Referent group

21.5

Referent group

8.4

Referent group

23.0

Referent group

12.7

Referent group

Less than daily

32.1

1.33* (1.07-1.65)

22.8

1.88* (1.44-2.44)

28.0

1.29* (1.01-1.63)

19.3

1.61* (1.28-2.01)

28.5

1.41* (1.11-1.77)

13.9

1.71* (1.34-2.19)

29.5

1.33* (1.16-1.51)

18.0

1.58* (1.38-1.82)

  1. Odd ratios and 95% CIs were calculated from logistic regression models stratified by age and gender. Each model was adjusted simultaneously for parental education, breakfast consumption and students’ residence area.
  2. *p < 0.05.