Dietary Intake and Physical Activity of Normal Weight and Overweight/Obese Adolescents

Table 6

Lifestyle characteristics and other information in relation to overweight status: results of multiple logistic regression.

		Odds ratio	95% confidence interval		𝑃
Boys	Sports activities outside of school (yes versus no)	0.73	0.36	1.45	.371
	Hours of sporting activities (0–3 versus more than three)	1.35	0.74	2.46	.325
	Hours of watching TV (0–2 versus more than two)	1.31	0.82	2.10	.255
	Overweight status of mother (normoweight versus overweight)	0.55	0.33	0.94	.029
	Overweight status of father (normoweight versus overweight)	0.57	0.36	0.93	.024
	Eating breakfast (yes versus no)	0.65	0.32	1.32	.232
	Number of meals per day (2-3 versus 6-7)	2.57	0.76	8.68	.127
	Number of meals per day (4-5 versus 6-7)	1.64	0.77	3.47	.20
	Energy intake (kJ) (low versus high)	0.89	0.25	3.22	.864
	Fat intake (g) (low versus high)	1.16	0.43	3.12	.764
	Protein intake (g) (low versus high)	1.22	0.49	3.09	.668
	Carbohydrates intake (g) (low versus high)	2.53	1.09	5.86	.029
Girls	Sports activities outside of school (yes versus no)	1.02	0.54	1.94	.105
	Hours of sporting activities (0–3 versus more than three)	1.66	0.90	3.08	.071
	Hours of watching TV (0–2 versus more than two)	0.79	0.47	1.35	.394
	Overweight status of mother (normoweight versus overweight)	0.24	0.14	0.41	< .0001
	Overweight status of father (normoweight versus overweight)	0.50	0.30	0.85	.009
	Eating breakfast (yes versus no)	0.94	0.47	1.89	.859
	Number of meals per day (2-3 versus 6-7)	1.13	0.24	5.30	.876
	Number of meals per day (4-5 versus 6-7)	0.76	0.33	1.73	.512
	Energy intake (kJ) (low versus high)	0.96	0.19	4.83	.962
	Fat intake (g) (low versus high)	1.27	0.38	4.26	.698
	Protein intake (g) (low versus high)	1.04	0.42	2.59	.933
	Carbohydrates intake (g) (low versus high)	2.19	0.72	6.67	.167