Table 7 Marginal effects of household characteristics associated with an obese/overweight child (under 5)

Share of consumption of sugar-sweetened food in total food (%)

0.228

0.294

0.101

0.935

(0.497)

(0.495)

(0.648)

(0.754)

Share of consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in total food (%)

0.173

0.684

0.508**

1.091**

(0.203)

(0.424)

(0.222)

(0.507)

Share of consumption of high-saturated fat food in total food (%)

0.063

−0.404

0.074

− 0.011

(0.170)

(0.312)

(0.242)

(0.324)

Total HH expenditure, thousands (PGK/capita/year)

−0.002

0.002

−0.010

− 0.003

(0.005)

(0.004)

(0.008)

(0.007)

Household in metro area (0/1)

0.031

0.019

0.025

0.015

(0.035)

(0.034)

(0.038)

(0.049)

Household in urban area (0/1)

−0.030

− 0.031

− 0.038

− 0.074

(0.020)

(0.045)

(0.026)

(0.060)

Number of children (0–15)

0.001

0.006

0.010

0.028***

(0.007)

(0.008)

(0.009)

(0.010)

Household size

0.006

0.006

0.012**

0.004

(0.005)

(0.005)

(0.005)

(0.008)

Female Household head (0/1)

−0.017

− 0.003

0.034

−0.084

(0.028)

(0.046)

(0.053)

(0.070)

Age of Household head

−0.001

− 0.001

− 0.002*

−0.000

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.001)

Household head completed primary education (0/1)

0.007

−0.021

0.027

−0.018

(0.019)

(0.030)

(0.022)

(0.047)

Highland region (base = Southern)

0.089***

0.198***

(0.031)

(0.038)

Momase region (base = Southern)

−0.004

−0.014

(0.024)

(0.028)

Island region (base = Southern)

0.016

−0.015

(0.034)

(0.047)

Pseudo R2

0.045

0.082

0.086

0.089

N Observations

1721

544

1721

544