One Size Does Not Fit All: Sociodemographic Factors Affecting Weight Loss in Adolescents

Table 3

Presence of comorbidities.

	N (%)	OR (95% CI)
HTN	9 (5%)
White (ref.)	4 (8%)
Black	2 (6%)	0.82 (0.14–4.7)
Hispanic	3 (4%)	0.47 (0.10–2.2)
Female (ref.)	3 (4%)
Male	6 (7%)	2.1 (0.51–8.8)
OSA
White (ref.)	9 (17%)
Black	10 (31%)	2.22 (0.79–6.3)
Hispanic	6 (8%)	0.40 (0.13–1.2)
Female (ref.)	13 (15%)
Male	12 (15%)	1.1 (0.45–2.5)
Asthma
White (ref.)	8 (15%)
Black	9 (28%)	2.2 (0.75–6.5)
Hispanic	9 (11%)	0.70 (0.25–2.0)
Female (ref.)	13 (15%)
Male	13 (16%)	1.1 (0.45–2.47)
GERD
White (ref.)	1 (2%)
Black	0 (0%)	0.54 (0.021–13.6)
Hispanic	3 (4%)	2.0 (0.20–19.8)
Female	2 (2%)
Male	2 (2%)	0.98 (0.13–7.1)
DM2
White (ref.)	2 (4%)
Black	4 (13%)	3.64 (0.63–21.2)
Hispanic	3 (4%)	0.98 (0.16–6.1)
Female (ref.)	4 (5%)
Male	5 (6%)	0.77 (0.20–3.0)

HTN—hypertension, OSA—obstructive sleep apnea, GERD—gastroesophageal reflux disease, and DM2—diabetes mellitus type 2.