Research Article

Diet, Screen Time, Physical Activity, and Childhood Overweight in the General Population and in High Risk Subgroups: Prospective Analyses in the PIAMA Birth Cohort

Table 4

Adjusted1 odds ratios (95% CI) for the associations of behavioral risk factors with overweight (incl. obesity) at the age of 8 years, stratified by maternal education and by maternal overweight.

Maternal educationMaternal overweight
High/IntermediateLowBMI <25BMI 25
aOR (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)

Breastfeeding
0–16 wks0.67 (0.44–1.03)0.78 (0.48–1.28)0.61 (0.44–0.85)0.85 (0.53–1.34)
>  16 wks0.60 (0.42–0.85)0.78 (0.41–1.46)0.59 (0.39–0.88)0.78 (0.49–1.27)
Fast food consumption1.13 (0.66–1.93)1.14 (0.59–2.17)1.14 (0.69–1.89)1.14 (0.60–2.20)
Snack consumption0.71 (0.48–1.06)0.64 (0.39–1.05)0.78 (0.51–1.18)0.63 (0.37–1.07)
Soft drink consumption0.92 (0.41–2.07)0.93 (0.33–2.64)0.66 (0.27–1.63)1.49 (0.54–4.06)
Sportsclub1.20 (0.79–1.79)1.16 (0.57–2.37)1.16 (0.70–1.92)1.22 (0.70–2.12)
Active transport to school1.02 (0.80–1.31)1.02 (0.70–1.49)1.01 (0.74–1.38)0.98 (0.71–1.35)
Playing outside0.96 (0.75–1.24)0.90 (0.61–1.34)0.78 (0.58–1.05)1.30 (0.88–1.90)
Screen time1.45 (1.20–1.76)1.19 (0.88–1.63)1.41 (1.15–1.72)1.28 (1.02–1.61)

adjusted1 for gender, birth weight, and all other risk factors in the table.