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Table 5 Results of Survey-Weighted Logistic Regression for Trying to Lose Weight

From: Assessing weight perception accuracy to promote weight loss among U.S. female adolescents: A secondary analysis

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Variable

(reference category)

ORa

CI (95%)b

ORa

CI (95%)b

ORa

CI (95%)b

Age

1.07 c

1.005-1.15

1.11 c

1.02-1.22

1.18 c

1.09-1.27

Hispanic origin

1.02

0.68-1.52

0.89

0.57-.139

0.99

0.63-1.54

Race

      

   Black/African American

0.87

0.67-1.13

0.69

0.47-1.01

0.64 c

0.46-0.89

   American Indian/Native American

0.72

0.33-1.60

0.62

0.23-1.65

0.52

0.22-1.20

   Asian/Pacific Islander

0.93

0.50-1.74

1.48

0.78-2.78

1.38

0.73-2.61

   Other

1.44

0.77-2.71

1.44

0.73-2.85

1.42

0.72-2.79

Mother's Highest Level of Education

      

   > 8th grade, not HS grad

1.37

0.75-2.49

1.08

0.59-1.98

1.57

0.91-2.74

   Business/trade, not HS

0.77

0.16-3.58

2.04

0.40-10.48

1.74

0.39-7.85

   HS graduate

0.86

0.44-1.68

0.95

0.53-1.73

1.23

0.72-2.10

   Completed a GED

0.64

0.27-.155

0.62

0.27-1.41

0.87

0.41-1.81

   Business/trade after HS

0.97

0.48-1.97

1.01

0.47-2.17

1.16

0.59-2.28

   Non-college graduate

0.88

0.46-1.68

1.04

0.55-1.98

1.32

0.75-2.33

   College graduate

0.81

0.41-1.63

0.74

0.36-1.51

1.07

0.57-2.00

   Post-graduate

0.62

0.30-1.31

0.57

0.29-1.13

0.87

0.47-1.62

Total Household Income

1.00

0.99-1.001

1.00

0.99-1.001

1.00

0.99-1.001

Actual Weight/BMI

      

   Overweight

  

1.82 c

1.15-2.88

  

   Obese

  

4.14 c

2.30-7.46

  

Weight Perception (WP)

      

   Slightly Overweight

  

13.10 c

9.59-17.88

  

   Very Overweight

  

23.75 c

7.68-73.42

  

WP Accuracy

      

   Overweight or Obese, Not Overweight WP

    

1.84 c

1.15-2.94

   Overweight or Obese, Slightly Overweight WP

    

13.59 c

8.51-21.69

   Overweight or Obese, Very Overweight WP

    

22.62 c

7.30-70.07

  1. Note. a OR = odds ratio; b CI = confidence interval. c p < 0.05.