Table 2 Logistic regression analysis for predictive factors of obesity and overweight in children admitted to emergency department
Variable | Obese (BMI ≥ 95th) vs Normal weight a | Overweight (≥ 85th- < 95th) vs Normal weight a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β | OR | 95% CI | β | OR | 95% CI | |
Age group | ||||||
School children | 3.14*** | 23.22 | 15.60–34.56 | 1.64*** | 5.17 | 3.96–6.74 |
Adolescents | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||
Gender | ||||||
Male | 0.94*** | 2.56 | 1.86–3.51 | 0.26*** | 1.30 | 1.05–1.61 |
Female | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||
Abdomen circumference (cm) | 0.22*** | 1.25 | 1.23–1.27 | 0.13*** | 1.13 | 1.12–1.15 |
Number of emergency department visits per year | 0.06** | 1.06 | 1.02–1.11 | 0.04* | 1.04 | 1.01–1.07 |
Diagnostic category | ||||||
Injury | −0.41* | 0.69 | 0.49–0.96 | −0.14 | 0.87 | 0.68–1.10 |
Other diagnosis | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||
Length of hospital staying (days) | 0.03 | 1.03 | 0.97–1.09 | 0.04 | 1.04 | 0.99–1.09 |