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.