Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity among Kuwaiti Elementary Male School Children Aged 6–10 Years
Table 3
Risk factors associated with overweight (BMI 25–30 kg/m2) and obesity (BMI 30 kg/m2) among Kuwaiti elementary male school children aged 6–10 years ( = 662)—Results of logistic regression.
Factors
Overweight
Obese
OR
(95% CI)
OR
(95% CI)
Age group (years)
6 (reference)
1.0
1.0
7
1.1
(0.6–1.9)
1.0
(0.5–2.1)
8
1.9
(1.1–3.3)*
1.8
(0.9–3.6)
9
1.7
(0.9–2.9)
1.6
(0.8–3.1)
10
2.1
(1.2–3.6)**
0.9
(0.4–1.9)
Dental Status
Healthy (reference)
1.0
1.0
Treated
0.6
(0.5–0.9)*
0.4
(0.3–0.7)***
Not healthy
0.8
(0.5–1.3)
0.7
(0.4–1.2)
Chronic disease
No (reference)
1.0
1.0
Yes
1.8
(1.2–2.8)**
1.5
(0.9–2.5)
No. obese brothers
None (reference)
1.0
1.0
Low (1)
1.9
(1.2–2.9)**
2.6
(1.5–4.3)***
Medium (2)
1.9
(0.9–3.8)
2.6
(1.2–5.9)*
High (>3)
2.6
(1.1–6.3)*
3.2
(1.3–8.2)*
Father’s occupation
Working (reference)
1.0
1.0
Not–working
2.0
(1.2–3.3)**
2.3
(1.3–4.0)**
No. living at home
Low (1–6) (reference)
1.0
1.0
Medium (7–10)
1.3
(0.9–1.8)
1.1
(0.7–1.8)
High (>11)
2.6
(1.3–4.8)**
2.1
(1.0–4.4)*
Dieting
Yes (reference)
1.0
1.0
No
0.4
(0.2–0.8)**
0.5
(0.2–0.9)*
I was
0.4
(0.2–1.1)
0.8
(0.3–2.3)
School level
1 (reference)
1.0
1.0
2
1.1
(0.7–1.9)
0.8
(0.4–1.6)
3
1.6
(1.0–2.8)
1.5
(0.7–2.8)
4
1.7
(1.0–2.8)
1.4
(0.7–2.6)
5
2.8
(1.6–4.8)***
1.1
(0.5–2.2)
No. times dieted
None (reference)
1.0
1.0
Low (1)
0.3
(0.1–0.8)*
0.3
(0.1–0.8)*
Medium (2–3)
0.4
(0.1–1.4)
0.6
(0.2–2.2)
High (>4)
1.2
(0.3–4.1)
0.9
(0.3–3.2)
Needing special diet program
Yes (reference)
1.0
1.0
No
0.5
(0.4–0.8)**
0.4
(0.2–0.5)***
I don’t know
0.5
(0.3–0.9)*
0.4
(0.2–0.8)**
*
P .05, **P .01, ***P .001, OR (Odds Ratio), CI (Confidence interval).
