From: Bayesian network modelling to identify on-ramps to childhood obesity
Characteristic | Underweight N = 107a | Normal N = 1601a | Overweight N = 427a |
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Female | 57 (53%) | 763 (48%) | 218 (51%) |
BMI z-score (BMI) | -1.86 (0.68) | 0.13 (0.59) | 1.62 (0.38) |
socioeconomic position (SE) | 0.35 (0.99) | 0.33 (0.92) | 0.06 (0.88) |
Child’s choice to spend free time (FTA) | |||
Active | 29 (27%) | 430 (27%) | 86 (20%) |
Active and inactive | 55 (51%) | 750 (47%) | 199 (47%) |
Inactive | 23 (21%) | 420 (26%) | 142 (33%) |
Total No. of TV minutes for an average week (TV) | 12 (7) | 13 (8) | 14 (8) |
Total No. of electronic game minutes for an average week (EG) | 5.3 (5.2) | 5.0 (4.9) | 5.3 (5.4) |
SDQ Emotional symptoms scale (EM) | 2.06 (1.99) | 1.62 (1.76) | 1.82 (1.87) |
SDQ Conduct problems scale (CD) | 1.00 (1.14) | 1.08 (1.30) | 1.30 (1.44) |
Weekly household income (annual) (INC) | |||
$0–$999 ($0–$51999) | 10 (9.3%) | 86 (5.4%) | 46 (11%) |
$1000–$1999 ($52,000–$103,999) | 34 (32%) | 516 (32%) | 133 (31%) |
$2000–$2999 ($104,000–$155,999) | 37 (35%) | 540 (34%) | 154 (36%) |
$3000 or more ($156,000 or more) | 26 (24%) | 459 (29%) | 94 (22%) |
How family is getting on financially (FS) | |||
Prosperous/very comfortable | 25 (23%) | 533 (33%) | 113 (26%) |
Comfortable/getting along | 82 (77%) | 1,057 (66%) | 308 (72%) |
Poor/very poor | 0 (0%) | 11 (0.7%) | 6 (1.4%) |
Hardship scale (FH) | 0.15 (0.45) | 0.13 (0.51) | 0.21 (0.56) |
Parental school completion (P1E) | 78 (73%) | 1,281 (80%) | 302 (71%) |
Parental school completion (P2E) | 68 (64%) | 1,088 (68%) | 265 (62%) |
Parental body mass index (BMI1) | 24.2 (4.9) | 25.5 (5.1) | 28.8 (6.0) |
Parental body mass index (BMI2) | 25.7 (3.3) | 27.3 (3.9) | 29.4 (4.7) |
Frequency of feeling rushed (RP1) | |||
Always/often | 65 (61%) | 992 (62%) | 242 (57%) |
Sometimes | 37 (35%) | 502 (31%) | 149 (35%) |
Rarely/never | 5 (4.7%) | 107 (6.7%) | 36 (8.4%) |
K-6 Depression scale summed score (DP1) | 8.57 (2.65) | 8.42 (2.83) | 8.86 (3.33) |
Frequency ate fruit and vegetables (FV) | 3.19 (1.25) | 3.41 (1.38) | 3.28 (1.38) |
Frequency ate high-fat food (inc. whole milk) (HF) | 3.20 (1.41) | 3.24 (1.43) | 3.12 (1.54) |
Frequency drank high-sugar drinks (HSD) | 0.99 (1.08) | 0.94 (1.02) | 1.04 (1.07) |
Poor sleep quality (SL)b | 33 (31%) | 463 (29%) | 116 (27%) |
Wake up in the morning (Time) (SLD) | 612 (43) | 618 (38) | 611 (43) |
Child regularly spoken to in a language other than English (LOTE) | 23 (21%) | 251 (16%) | 69 (16%) |
No. weeks of gestation (GW) | 38.23 (6.01) | 38.92 (3.76) | 39.01 (3.44) |
Birth weight z-score (BWZ) | -0.42 (0.99) | 0.04 (1.04) | 0.21 (1.10) |