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Table 5 Predictors of BMI in the total group of students (n = 250)

From: Weight-loss strategies of South African female university students and comparison of weight management-related characteristics between dieters and non-dieters

Outcome: BMI as a continuous variablea

Outcome: BMI ≥25b

 

Coefficient

p-value

95 % Confidence interval

Odds ratio

p-value

95 % Confidence interval

Diet group

 No

0.00

       

 Yes

0.79

0.044

0.02

1.57

NS

NS

NS

NS

Race

 Black

0.00

   

1.00

   

 White

-2.31

<0.001

-3.19

-1.42

0.21

0.002

0.08

0.57

 Otherc

-1.85

<0.001

-2.88

-0.81

0.40

0.093

0.14

1.16

Satisfied with waist

 Yes

0.00

   

1.00

   

 Unsure

0.02

0.966

-1.04

1.09

2.16

0.262

0.56

8.33

 No

1.53

<0.001

0.72

2.35

4.08

0.002

1.69

9.83

Current weight perception

 Not chubby

0.00

   

1.00

   

 Chubby

2.87

<0.001

2.05

3.70

13.22

<0.001

5.63

31.07

Mid-morning snack

 Days per week

-0.19

0.010

-0.34

-0.05

NS

NS

NS

NS

High-fat foods

 Frequency consumed per day

NS

NS

NS

NS

1.40

0.043

1.01

1.93

Constant

23.23

<0.001

22.18

24.28

0.04

<0.001

0.01

0.16

  1. NS Not significant
  2. aGLM regression; AIC = 4.93; BIC = 549.37
  3. bLogistic regression; Log likelihood = -80.70
  4. cColoured and Indian combined