Table 4

Multivariate odds ratios for the association between children's obesity and CFQ binary categories

Odds Ratio

95% CI

p-value

Girls

Perceived responsibility

0.5

0.3-0.9

0.02

Concern over child's weight

10.9

4.6-25.8

<0.001

Restriction

5.0

0.8-31.1

0.09

Pressure to eat

0.2

0.06-0.4

<0.001

Monitoring

0.8

0.5-1.3

0.39

Boys

Perceived responsibility

0.9

0.4-1.7

0.71

Concern over child's weight

4.1

2.4-7.2

<0.001

Restriction

15.1

2.9-77.7

0.001

Pressure to eat

0.4

0.2-0.8

0.005

Monitoring

1.7

1.0-2.7

0.05

Logistic regression analysis were carried out in both sexes, with children's obesity as dependent variable and each maternal feeding practice (coded as 1 for score > 4 and 0 for scores ≤ 4) as independent variable, adjusting by maternal obesity.

Santos et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:93   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-6-93