Association between child’s obesity and parents’ obesity status, stratified by child and parental characteristics as indicated¹.

1Results are reported based on logistic regression models adjusted for child sex and age, household income, and parental age, education, race/ethnicity, and physical activity. The reference group was children whose parents were neither obese. 2Obese was defined as BMI ≥30 kg/m2. 3The odds ratio (OR)for child obesity was 2.1, comparing children for whom only their father was obese to those whose father and mother were both not obese. 4NH, non-Hispanic; 5 MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2006–2007.