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Table 5 The independent factors for WC Category by multivariate stepwise logistic regressions

From: Association of waist circumference with blood pressure and familial dietary habits in preschool children: a cross-sectional study in northeastern China

Independent variables

Males

Females

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

Age

1.653 (1.286, 2.124)

<  0.001

1.445 (1.093, 1.910)

0.010

Birthweight

1.316 (1.001, 1.713)

0.041

1.110 (0.998, 1.234)

0.054

Paternal BMI

1.117 (1.045, 1.194)

0.001

–

–

Maternal BMI

1.093 (1.012, 1.180)

0.024

–

–

Appetitea

2.375 (1.443, 3.908)

0.001

2.631 (1.479, 4.682)

0.001

Eating speedb

2.265 (1.486, 3.454)

<  0.001

1.905 (1.109, 3.270)

0.019

Milk intakec

–

–

0.454 (0.238, 0.866)

0.016

  1. aThe three levels of appetite: poor, average, good, were given the values 1, 2, and 3, respectively
  2. bThe three eating speeds: slow, average, fast, were given the values of 1, 2 and 3, respectively
  3. cMilk intake: drinking milk ≥6 times per week versus drinking milk < 6 times per week
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics

ISSN: 1824-7288

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