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Table 7 Association between moderate high body fat and eating habits; physical/leisure activities and parent’s body mass index

From: Overweight and obesity and their associated factors among early adolescence school children in urban and rural Portugal

% of Moderate or High Body Fat in each category

Body Fat

p

OR

95% CI

Normal

Moderate/High

LL

UL

Gender

Male

(17/49)

34.7%

(32/49)

65.3%

0.891

Reference

Female

(23/64)

35.9%

(41/64)

64.1%

0.95

0.44

2.06

Age (years)

10/11

(32/76)

42.1%

(44/76)

57.9%

0.033

Reference

12

(8/37)

21.6%

(29/37)

78.4%

2.64

1.07

6.52

Setting

Urban

(11/42)

26.2%

(31/42)

73.8%

0.115

Reference

Rural

(29/71)

40.8%

(42/71)

59.2%

0.51

0.22

1.18

Has breakfast everyday

No

(3/6)

50.0%

(3/6)

50.0%

0.664

Reference

Yes

(37/107)

34.6%

(70/107)

65.4%

1.89

0.36

9.84

Chocolate milk or coffee, cakes/cookies

No

(22/64)

34.3%

(42/64)

65.6%

0.733

Reference

Yes

(18/48)

37.5%

(30/48)

62.5%

0.87

0.40

1.90

Soup every day

No

(14/31)

45.2%

(17/31)

54.8%

0.182

Reference

  

Yes

(26/82)

31.7%

(56/82)

68.3%

1.77

0.76

4.14

Vegetables and/or salads > =Once a day

No

(22/60)

36.7%

(38/60)

63.3%

0.764

Reference

Yes

(18/53)

34.0%

(35/53)

66.0%

1.13

0.52

2.44

Fish and/or meat everyday

No

(17/39)

43.6%

(22/39)

56.4%

0.186

Reference

Yes

(23/74)

31.1%

(51/74)

68.9%

1.71

0.77

3.82

1 or more pieces of fruit a day

No

(10/21)

47.6%

(11/21)

52.4%

0.194

Reference

Yes

(30/92)

32.6%

(62/92)

67.4%

1.88

0.72

4.91

Number of candies, pizzas, hamburgers or chocolate eaten a week

> = 4

(14/33)

42.4%

(19/33)

57.6%

0.316

Reference

<4

(26/80)

32.5%

(54/80)

67.5%

1.53

0.67

3.52

Never drinks high calorie drinks

No

(32/80)

40.0%

(48/80)

60.0%

0.111

Reference

Yes

(8/33)

24.2%

(25/33)

75.8%

2.08

0.84

5.19

Number of meals a day

>3

(34/101)

33.7%

(67/101)

66.3%

0.340

Reference

3

(6/12)

50.0%

(6/12)

50.0%

0.51

0.15

1.69

Walks/High energy activities

No

(22/82)

26.8%

(60/82)

73.2%

0.002

Reference

Yes

(17/29)

58.6%

(12/29)

41.4%

0,26

0,11

0,63

≥30 minute walk a day

No

(19/72)

26.4%

(53/72)

73.6%

0.009

Reference

Yes

(20/39)

51.3%

(19/39)

48.7%

0.34

0.15

0.77

≥2 hours of television or video games a day

Yes

(31/85)

36.5%

(54/85)

63.5%

0.594

Reference

No

(8/26)

30.8%

(18/26)

69.2%

1.29

0.50

3.32

At least one obese parent

No

(31/73)

42.5%

(42/73)

57.5%

0.073

Reference

Yes

(5/23)

21.7%

(18/23)

78.3%

2.66

0.89

7.94

Obese father

No

(35/88)

39.8%

(53/88)

60.2%

0.087

Reference

Yes

(1/10)

10.0%

(9/10)

90.0%

5.94

0.72

49.00

Obese mother

No

(33/90)

36.7%

(57/90)

63.3%

0.766

Reference

Yes

(4/13)

30.8%

(9/13)

69.2%

1.30

0.37

4.56