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Table 3 Adjusted odds ratios for risk factors and overweight among adolescence

From: Sedentary behavior during leisure time, physical activity and dietary habits as risk factors of overweight among school children aged 14–15 years: case control study

Risk factors

Β

SE (β)

OR

95% CI for OR

p value

Lower

Upper

Television watching time ≥ 2 h/day

0.94

0.2

2.6

1.7

3.8

< 0.001

Video/DVD watching ≥ 2 h/day

1.12

0.28

3.1

1.8

5.3

< 0.001

Homework ≥ 2 h/day

0.59

0.22

1.8

1.2

2.7

< 0.001

In sufficiently physical activity

0.45

0.21

1.6

1.1

2.4

0.03

Legumes and seeds consume

− 0.75

0.25

0.5

0.3

0.7

0.003

Vegetables consume

− 0.47

0.22

0.6

0.4

0.9

0.03

Fruits consume

− 0.45

0.21

0.6

0.4

0.9

0.03

Meat consume

0.66

0.24

1.9

1.2

3.1

0.007

Fish, other sea foods consume

0.57

0.24

1.6

1.1

2.8

0.01

Fast food, fried rice, oily foods consume

0.63

0.23

1.9

1.2

2.9

0.006

Carbonated drinks, sugary drinks, ice packets consume

0.62

0.22

1.9

1.2

2.8

0.005

Sweets, cookies, ice cream consume

0.59

0.22

1.8

1.2

2.7

0.007

Mothers education O/L and above

0.64

0.22

1.9

1.3

2.8

0.003

  1. β-Regression coefficient; SE (β) standard error of β; CI, confidence interval; OR, adjusted odds ratio. The Hosmer and Lameshow test χ2 = 2.4 (p value = 0.97)