Table 3

OR (95% CI) for the association between caesarean section (vaginal: n=2422; caesarean: n=566) and overweight/obesity at age 10 years

 Mode of deliveryModel 1Model 2
Overweight OR (95% CI)Obesity OR (95% CI)Overweight OR (95% CI)Obesity OR (95% CI)
Prepregnancy weight <67 kgVaginalRef.Ref.
Caesarean1.49 (1.12 to 1.99)1.26 (0.78 to 2.05)
Prepregnancy weight ≥67 kgVaginalRef.Ref.
Caesarean1.17 (0.82 to 1.66)1.32 (0.88 to 1.99)
Term deliveryVaginalRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.
Caesarean1.49 (1.18 to 1.87)1.59 (1.16 to 2.17)1.36 (1.08 to 1.72)1.28 (0.92 to 1.77)
Preterm deliveryVaginalRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.
Caesarean0.79 (0.31 to 1.99)0.89 (0.20 to 4.03)0.76 (0.28 to  2.03)1.85 (0.38 to 9.00)
AGAVaginalRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.
Caesarean1.54 (1.20 to 1.98)1.64 (1.15 to 2.34)1.43 (1.11 to 1.85)1.39 (0.96 to 2.02)
SGAVaginalRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.
Caesarean1.04 (0.52 to 2.07)0.76 (0.22 to 2.56)0.95 (0.46 to 1.97)0.71 (0.20 to 2.48)
LGAVaginalRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.
Caesarean1.13 (0.59 to 2.15)1.22 (0.60 to 2.51)1.01 (0.51 to 1.98)0.79 (0.36 to 1.75)
  • Analyses are stratified by prepregnancy weight, gestational age, and weight-for-gestational age.

  • Model 1: Adjusted for sex, parental education, area-level income, urban residence, maternal age.

  • Model 2: Model 1+prepregnancy weight.

  • AGA, appropriate for gestational age; LGA, large for gestational age; SGA, small for gestational age.