Research Article

Double Burden of Malnutrition: Examining the Growth Profile and Coexistence of Undernutrition, Overweight, and Obesity among School-Aged Children and Adolescents in Urban and Rural Counties in Henan Province, China

Table 6

Multivariate analysis of factors associated with overweight or obese as well as stunting.

Overweight or obesityStunting
Variables (risk vs. reference)OR95% CIOR95% CI

GenderBoys1.681.314–2.1430.810.669–0.979
Girls (reference)

Regions of residenceBig city2.101.431–3.0730.320.221–0.462
Small-medium city2.281.606–3.2470.440.324–0.605
Ordinary rural area0.790.561–1.1200.990.783–1.252
Poor rural area (reference)

Age groups (years)6–81.671.164–2.4320.730.556–0.968
9–111.931.345–2.7800.920.696–1.202
12–141.280.868–1.8751.060.810–1.389
15–18 (reference)

Family incomeHigh (>$3500)0.720.395–1.3110.890.393–2.562
Middle ($1500∼3500)0.880.280–2.7431.050.896–3.402
Low (<$1500) (reference)

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