Table 3

Associations (unadjusted OR and 95% CI) between modified HOUSES and risk of childhood obesity, low birth weight and smoking exposure

Obesity, OR (95% CI)Low birth weight, OR (95% CI)Smoking exposure, OR (95% CI)
Olmsted County(overall p=0.01)(overall p=0.82)(overall p<0.001)
 Q1 (lowest SES)ReferenceReferenceReference
 Q20.62 (0.33 to 1.18)1.22 (0.51 to 2.91)0.39 (0.21 to 0.73)**
 Q30.29 (0.14 to 0.63)**1.02 (0.41 to 2.51)0.71 (0.41 to 1.22)
 Q4 (highest SES)0.48 (0.25 to 0.94)*0.78 (0.30 to 2.03)0.24 (0.11 to 0.49)**
Jackson County(overall p=0.11)(overall p=0.08)(overall p<0.001)
 Q1 (lowest SES)ReferenceReferenceReference
 Q20.58 (0.30 to 1.13)0.42 (0.18 to 1.00)*0.60 (0.38 to 0.94)*
 Q30.75 (0.40 to 1.41)0.38 (0.16 to 0.94)*0.47 (0.30 to 0.75)**
 Q4 (highest SES)0.45 (0.23 to 0.89)*0.54 (0.34 to 1.21)0.26 (0.16 to 0.44)**
  • *p<0.05.

  • **p<0.01.

  • SES, socioeconomic status.