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Table 4 Odds of residents meeting recommendations for FV intake, PA and weight status when controlling for covariates

From: Disparities in obesity among rural and urban residents in a health disparate region

 

FV, Meeting recommendationsa

PA, Meeting recommendationsb

BMI, overweight/obesec

Covariates

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

  Urban

0.91 (0.52, 1.60)

0.65 (0.46, 0.93)*

0.78 (0.54, 1.12)

  Female

2.25 (1.16, 4.34)*

0.63 (0.45, 0.88)**

0.74 (0.51, 1.08)

  White

0.85 (0.49, 1.48)

1.19 (0.83, 1.71)

0.48 (0.31, 0.72)**

College degree

1.93 (1.15, 3.23)**

1.46 (1.07, 1.98)*

0.74 (0.79, 1.58)

  Employed

0.85 (0.50, 1.43)

1.76 (1.29, 2.41)***

1.12 (0.79, 1.58)

  1. *p<.05; **p<.01; ***p <.001.
  2. aFV Meeting Recommendations= >5 cups of FV/day.
  3. bPA meeting recommendations= >150 minutes of mod-vig activity plus 2 days of strength training activities.
  4. cBMI is dichotomized to overweight/obese compared to normal weight.