Trends and Disparities in the Prevalence of Childhood Obesity in South Texas between 2009 and 2015

Table 2

Regression results of year on obesity (dependent variable) accounting for repeated measures within individuals, with covariates of sex, race/ethnicity, and age group, presented as odds ratios (95% CI), value, in San Antonio, Texas.

Variable	Estimate
Year
2015	0.93 (0.88–0.97), 0.002
2014	0.91 (0.87–0.96), <0.001
2013	0.90 (0.85–0.95), <0.001
2012	0.91 (0.87–0.96), 0.004
2011	0.90 (0.85–0.94), <0.001
2010	0.95 (0.91–1.00), 0.03
2009	1.00 (reference)
Gender
Male	1.00 (reference)
Female	0.84 (0.81–0.87), <0.001
Race/ethnicity
White	1.00 (reference)
Hispanic	1.71 (1.61–1.82), <0.001
Black	1.09 (0.99–1.20), 0.08
Asian	0.44 (0.36–0.53), <0.001
Age
2–5 years	1.00 (reference)
6–11 years	1.79 (1.73–1.86), <0.001
12–17 years	1.99 (1.92–2.07), <0.001