Table 2
Adjusted risk ratios for association between biological parent body mass index [BMI) category and child being overweight or obese, household population, Canada excluding territories, 2007 to 2013

Table 2
Adjusted risk ratios for association between biological parent body mass index (BMI) category and child being overweight or obese, household population, Canada excluding territories, 2007 to 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Adjusted risk ratios for association between biological parent body mass index (BMI) category and child being overweight or obese. The information is grouped by Parent BMI category (appearing as row headers), Both sexes, Boys, Girls, Adjusted risk ratio and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Parent BMI category	Both sexes			Boys			Girls
	Adjusted risk ratio	95% confidence interval		Adjusted risk ratio	95% confidence interval		Adjusted risk ratio	95% confidence interval
	Adjusted risk ratio	from	to	Adjusted risk ratio	from	to	Adjusted risk ratio	from	to
Overweight	1.49	0.99	2.25	1.09	0.59	2.00	2.32^Note *	1.43	3.77
Obese	2.18^Note *	1.51	3.14	1.79^Note *	1.13	2.84	3.06^Note *	2.04	4.60
Note * significantly associated with child being overweight or obese (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note: The models were adjusted for: the child's sex (except in sex-stratified models), age in years, fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity, screen time, hours of sleep, and whether the child was breastfed; the parent's BMI, sex, age, education, and lone-parent status; and CHMS cycle. Source: 2007 to 2009, 2009 to 2011, and 2012 to 2013 Canadian Health Measures Survey, combined.

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