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Table 3 Odds ratios (OR) and 95 % confidence intervals (CI) of the multivariable binary and multinomial logistic models

From: Factors associated with overweight: are the conclusions influenced by choice of the regression method?

Variable

OR (95 % CI)

Binary

Multinomial

Overweight

Obesity

Age

1.09 (1.08, 1.11)

1.08 (1.07, 1.10)

1.12 (1.10, 1.15)

Marital statusa

 With partner

1.32 (1.07, 1.63)

1.23 (0.98, 1.53)

1.64 (1.22, 2.21)

Race/colourb

 Brown

0.56 (0.39, 0.82)

0.60 (0.41, 0.88)

0.47 (0.29, 0.76)

 White

0.41 (0.28, 0.58)

0.43 (0.30, 0.62)

0.36 (0.23, 0.56)

Mother’s schoolingc

 9–11 years

1.09 (0.86, 1.38)

1.00 (0.78, 1.28)

1.37 (0.98, 1.91)

 12 or more years

1.40 (1.04, 1.89)

1.16 (0.84, 1.59)

2.22 (1.50, 3.30)

Domestic overloadd

 High

1.60 (1.28, 1.99)

1.52 (1.21, 1.92)

1.80 (1.34, 2.42)

Years worked at night

1.00 (0.98, 1.02)

0.99 (0.97, 1.01)

1.02 (0.99, 1.04)

Self-rated healthe

 Poor

2.17 (1.74, 2.70)

1.83 (1.45, 2.31)

3.31 (2.47, 4.44)

Consumption of fried foodf

 1–3×/month

1.96 (1.30, 2.95)

1.81 (1.18, 2.77)

2.44 (1.34, 4.43)

 1–3×/week

1.69 (1.13, 2.54)

1.44 (0.94, 2.20)

2.62 (1.45, 4.73)

 4–6×/week

2.44 (1.05, 3.96)

2.21 (1.33, 3.66)

3.23 (1.61, 6.45)

 Daily

2.05 (1.16, 3.63)

1.90 (1.05, 3.43)

2.49 (1.11, 5.58)

Physical inactivityg

 Yes

1.58 (1.26, 1.99)

1.44 (1.13, 1.83)

2.07 (1.49, 2.87)

BMI at age 20 years

1.63 (1.55, 1.71)

1.52 (1.44, 1.60)

1.95 (1.83, 2.07)

  1. Reference categories: a “Without partner”; b “Black”; c “0–8 years”; d “Low”; e “Good”; f “Never or less than 1×/month”; g “No”