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

Table 4

Food consumption in relation to overweight status: results of multiple logistic regression.

		Odds ratio	95% confidence limits		𝑃
Boys	Bread (low versus high)	2.76	1.50	5.01	.001
	Bread (medium versus high)	2.00	1.11	3.57	.02
	Pasta (low versus high)	1.83	1.03	3.26	.03
	Pasta (medium versus high)	2.45	1.38	4.38	.002
	Salt bakery (low versus high)	1.55	0.76	3.18	.226
	Salt bakery (medium versus high)	2.38	1.37	4.11	.002
	Breakfast cereals (low versus high)	0.67	0.33	1.35	.266
	Meat and meat products (medium versus high)	2.15	1.22	3.78	.008
	Milk and yoghurt (low versus high)	2.36	1.28	4.35	.005
	Cheese (low versus high)	0.65	0.36	1.18	.157
	Eggs (low versus high)	0.70	0.36	1.36	.295
	Sugar-sweetened drinks (low versus high)	2.20	1.25	3.86	.006
	Sweets, chocolate and jam (low versus high)	2.81	1.58	5.01	< .001
	Sweets, chocolate and jam (medium versus high)	2.05	1.13	3.72	.01
Girls	Bread (low versus high)	0.97	0.52	1.81	.929
	Bread (medium versus high)	1.65	0.89	3.07	.111
	Pasta (low versus high)	1.46	0.81	2.64	.208
	Pasta (medium versus high)	0.70	0.37	1.30	1.325
	Salt bakery (low versus high)	1.87	1.02	3.43	.04
	Salt bakery (medium versus high)	1.41	0.71	2.78	.325
	Breakfast cereals (low versus high)	0.37	0.19	0.76	.067
	Meat and meat products (medium versus high)	1.07	0.58	1.95	.833
	Milk and yoghurt (low versus high)	2.42	1.24	4.71	.009
	Cheese (low versus high)	2.28	1.22	4.26	.009
	Eggs (low versus high)	1.98	1.08	3.63	.03
	Sugar-sweetened drinks (low versus high)	0.64	0.34	1.19	.159
	Sweets, chocolate and jam (low versus high)	1.16	0.63	2.13	.641
	Sweets, chocolate and jam (medium versus high)	0.72	0.39	1.30	.270