Table 5

Multivariate analysis of health status variables (logistic regression model for overweight/obesity, and linear regression models of KS-10 and SDQ)

Overweight/obesityKS-10TDS-SDQ
OR95% CIB95% CIB95% CI
Sex
 BoysRefRefRef
 Girls0.880.73 to 1.060.67−0.26 to 1.62−0.91−1.27 to −0.55
Age0.910.88 to 0.94−0.33−0.52 to −0.14−0.08−0.13 to −0.02
Maternal education
 Primary1.801.16 to 2.800.29−1.81 to 2.412.281.52 to 3.03
 Secondary1.551.06 to 2.290.87−0.88 to 2.632.021.38 to 2.65
 University degreeRefRefRef
Survey
 2006RefRefRef
 2010–20121.811.18 to 2.786.074.15 to 7.990.48−0.14 to 1.1
Unemployed
 EmployedRefRefRef
 Unemployed1.200.77to 1.89−2.1−4.41 to 0.210.85−1.14 to 1.85
Family type
 BiparentalRefRefRef
 Monoparental1.300.95 to 1.79−2.28−4.02 to −0.551.10.41 to 1.78
Origin
 NativeRef
 Immigrant1.671.28 to 2.19
Having breakfast
 Sometimes/every dayRef
 Never0.940.47 to 2.18
Time on screen1.050.95 to 1.16
Junk food0.990.98 to 1.00
Restriction of activity (12 m)
 NoRefRef
 Yes−3.01−5.33 to −0.690.920.07 to 1.77
Chronic conditions
 No chronic conditionsRef
 One1.120.72 to 1.52
 More than one2.952.39 to 3.51
Interaction terms
 Primary education by survey0.820.45 to 1.50−4.14−7.17 to −1.12−1.23−2.29 to −0.17
 Secondary education by survey0.890.54 to 1.45−1.6−3.8 to 0.66−1.19−1.99 to −0.4
 Unemployment by survey1.050.61 to 1.810.07−2.77 to 2.93−0.11−1.02 to 1.25
 Having breakfast by survey2.651.11 to –6.31
  • ESCA 2006 and 2010–2012 (weighted data).

  • B, beta; KS-10, KIDSCREEN-10 Index; TDS-SDQ, Total Difficulties Score, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Statistically significant coefficients are shown in italics. All models are adjusted by the remaining variables in the equation. Source: Catalan Health Department, Catalan Health Interview Survey.