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Table 3 Factors associated with body mass index (BMI, in kg/m 2 ) and overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m 2 ) in multivariate analysis by age group in women, Paris metropolitan area, France, 2005

From: Overweight according to geographical origin and time spent in France: a cross sectional study in the Paris metropolitan area

 

Women 18-34 years old (n = 522)

Women 35-54 years old (n = 679)

Women 55 years old and over (n = 614)

 

Body Mass Index

Body Mass Index ≥25 kg/m2

Body Mass Index

Body Mass Index ≥25 kg/m2

Body Mass Index

Body Mass Index ≥ 25 kg/m2

 

Mean BMI

Adjusted coef.

95% Cl

p

OP*

aOR

95% Cl

p

Mean BMI

Adjusted coef.

95% Cl

p

OP*

aOR.

95% Cl

p

Mean BMI

Adjusted coef.

95% Cl

p

OP*

aOR

95% Cl

p

Monthly household income (quartile, in € CU Ɨ )

> 2362

21.29

-

Ref.

0.58

9.8

-

Ref.

0.70

22.82

-

Ref.

0.79

20.6

-

Ref.

0.79

23.51

-

Ref.

0.021

28.0

-

Ref.

0.016

1600-2362

22.50

0.77

[-0.53-2.07]

 

21.2

1.82

[0.66-5.01]

 

22.97

-0.47

[-1.55-0.61]

 

22.6

0.78

[0.40-1.49]

 

25.12

1.05

[-0.07-2.17]

 

44.9

1.71

[1.02-2.87]

 

[1059-1600]

21.80

0.79

[-0.49-2.07]

 

23.2

1.76

[0.64-4.82]

 

24.32

-0.05

[1.18-1.08]

 

36.8

1.00

[0.52-1.92]

 

26.65

1.89

[0.69-3.09]

 

59.4

2.39

[1.38-4.14]

 

< 1059

23.20

0.48

[-0.90-1.86]

 

29.6

1.74

[0.61-4.97]

 

25.56

-0.09

[-1.33-1.15]

 

48.9

0.92

[0.46-1.85]

 

26.69

1.57

[0.17-2.96]

 

53.1

1.54

[0.81-2.91]

 

Education level

Tertiary

21.88

-

Ref.

0.0033

16.5

-

Ref.

0.03

22.73

-

Ref.

0.000

20.7

-

Ref.

0.0022

23.79

-

Ref.

0.017

30.2

-

Ref.

0.68

Secondary

23.92

1.54

[0.64-2.44]

 

34.0

2.02

[1.16-3.52]

 

24.82

1.39

[0.46-2.31]

 

41.5

1.97

[1.20-3.24]

 

25.54

0.97

[-0.08-2.03]

 

47.8

1.63

[1.00-2.65]

 

None or primary

24.30

2.08

[-1.13-5.29]

 

42.9

3.65

[0.62-21.58]

 

27.44

3.28

[1.87-4.69]

 

65.7

3.52

[1.69-7.31]

 

27.15

1.90

[0.60-3.21]

 

62.1

2.36

[1.30-4.28]

 

Socio occupational groups

Executives. managers

21.55

-

Ref.

0.81

11.0

-

Ref.

0.74

22.54

-

Ref.

0.74

17.9

-

Ref.

0.70

23.79

-

Ref.

0.57

31.7

-

Ref.

0.90

Never employed

22.34

0.02

[-1.38-1.43]

 

23.3

1.42

[0.50-4.02]

 

26.20

0.63

[-1.32-2.58]

 

61.8

2.05

[0.71-5.91]

 

25.51

-0.84

[-2.89-1.22]

 

50.0

0.77

[0.60-1.76]

 

Tradespeople. shop and market sales people

22.49

0.61

[-0.58-1.81]

 

33.3

1.87

[0.76-4.61]

 

23.17

0.31

[-0.75-1.36]

 

29.4

1.30

[0.69-2.47]

 

24.76

0.15

[-1.00-1.30]

 

41.7

1.03

[0.60-1.76]

 

Intermediate occupations

23.33

0.58

[-4.11-5.28]

 

22.0

2.22

[0.14-34.09]

 

23.42

0.21

[-1.97-2.39]

 

25.3

1.40

[0.42-4.64]

 

25.16

-0.57

[-2.76-1.62]

 

40.2

0.71

[0.26-1.94]

 

Employees

23.57

0.36

[-0.97-1.68]

 

30.4

1.51

[0.57-3.97]

 

24.92

0.63

[-0.58-1.84]

 

41.7

1.49

[0.74-3.01]

 

26.35

0.49

[-0.79-1.76]

 

54.8

0.71

[0.62-1.99]

 

Workers

23.03

-0.43

[-2.65-1.80]

 

25.0

0.98

[0.22-4.36]

 

26.44

1.47

[-0.30-3.24]

 

56.1

2.19

[0.84-5.73]

 

27.44

0.97

[-0.92-2.86]

 

59.6

1.17

[0.50-2.75]

 

Having had children

Yes

23.72

-

Ref.

0.0005

32.0

-

Ref.

<0.01

24.46

-

Ref.

0.025

38.1

-

Ref.

0.012

25.69

-

Ref.

0.041

48.7

-

Ref.

0.040

No

21.82

-1.37

[-2.14-0.60]

 

16.3

0.47

[0.29-0.77]

 

22.59

-1.05

[1.96--1.13]

 

17.1

0.48

[0.27-0.85]

 

24.31

-0.99

[-1.95--0.04]

 

35.3

0.63

[0.40-0.98]

 

Parental nationality

Both French

22.23

-

Ref.

0.090

19.6

19.6

-

Ref.

0.047

23.46

Ref.

0.011

27.3

-

Ref.

0.042

25.17

-

Ref.

0.71

43.4

-

Ref.

0.31

Sub-Saharan African

24.48

0.98

[-0.48-2.44]

 

35.4

1.01

[0.44-2.31]

 

26.80

2.00

[0.49-3.50]

 

62.8

3.07

[1.42-6.67]

 

28.51

0.97

[-3.02-4.96]

 

66.7

1.81

[0.28-11.84]

 

Middle Eastern/ North African

24.14

1.14

[-0.04-2.32]

 

43.1

2.00

[1.02-3.91]

 

26.15

1.54

[0.40-2.68]

 

53.3

2.04

[1.14-3.65]

 

27.97

1.20

[-1.46-3.85]

 

76.2

4.31

[1.06-17.49]

 

Asian

21.75

-1.26

[-2.14-1.57]

 

9.5

0.25

[0.05-1.22]

 

24.34

-0.19

[-2.59-2.22]

 

42.9

1.35

[0.41-4.50]

 

23.91

-1.71

[-5.92-2.51]

 

20.0

0.36

[0.49-3.04]

 

Western European/ North American

22.69

-0.29

[-2.14-1.57]

 

25.0

0.92

[0.30-2.85]

 

23.68

-0.79

[-2.08-0.50]

 

32.7

0.81

[0.41-1.61]

 

25.78

-0.46

[-2.47-1.55]

 

52.0

1.22

[0.49-3.04]

 

One French and one foreign parent

23.09

0.36

[-1.18-1.89]

 

24.1

0.98

[0.38-2.50]

 

24.66

0.97

[-0.72-2.66]

 

33.3

1.32

[0.54-3.21]

 

25.49

0.49

[-0.65-3.25]

 

61.5

1.98

[0.79-4.97]

 

Other

22.09

-0.92

[-2.61-0.77]

 

13.8

0.37

[0.11-1.22]

 

24.52

0.79

[-1.26-2.85]

 

42.9

2.42

[0.82-7.11]

 

27.32

1.30

[-0.65-3.25]

 

61.5

1.98

[0.79-4.79]

 

Proportion of life time spent in France

Less than 50%

23.20

-

Ref.

0.97

29.9

-

Ref.

0.89

24.98

-

Ref.

0.16

40.4

-

Ref.

0.011

26.66

-

Ref.

0.035

53.9

-

Ref.

0.32

50% to 99%

22.75

0.06

[-1.20-1.32]

 

22.1

0.83

[0.38-1.80]

 

25.09

0.75

[-0.31-1.81]

 

47.3

2.15

[1.22-3.76]

 

26.25

0.91

[-1.37-3.18]

 

50.4

2.08

[0.68-6.35]

 

100%

22.58

0.13

[-0.92-1.19]

 

22.1

0.88

[0.47-1.67]

 

23.46

0.00

[-1.11-1.11]

 

27.0

1.30

[0.72-2.35]

 

25.08

-0.37

[-2.70-1.95]

 

44.1

1.64

[0.53-5.07]

 
  1. *Overweight prevalence (%).
  2. Æ—Consumption units.
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