| |
Whole sample (n = 429)
|
Boys (n = 212)
|
Girls (n =217)
|
|---|
| |
%a (n)
|
OR [95% CI]
|
p
|
%a (n)
|
OR [95% CI]
|
p
|
%a (n)
|
OR [95% CI]
|
p
|
|---|
|
Age (years)b
|
-
|
0.892 [0.730–1.089]
|
.261
|
-
|
0.813 [0.621–1.065]
|
.133
|
-
|
1.068 [0.778–1.468]
|
.683
|
|
Gender
|
|
Female
|
19.4 (42)
|
1.00
| |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Male
|
17.9 (17)
|
0.810 [0.481–1.363]
|
.427
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Ethnicity
|
|
European
|
12.7 (21)
|
1.00
| |
15.4 (12)
|
1.00
| |
10.3 (9)
|
1.00
| |
|
Melanesian
|
22.5 (57)
|
1.682 [0.906–3.124]
|
.100
|
18.9 (24)
|
1.390 [0.568–3.398]
|
.470
|
26.2 (33)
|
1.989 [0.823–4.805]
|
.127
|
|
Polynesian
|
18.2 (2)
|
1.590 [0.287–8.814]
|
.596
|
28.6 (2)
|
1.748 [0.258–11.836]
|
.567
|
-
|
nd
|
-
|
|
SES
|
|
Higher
|
11.0 (16)
|
1.00
| |
13.2 (10)
|
1.00
| |
8.7 (6)
|
1.00
| |
|
Intermediate
|
21.5 (23)
|
2.122 [1.020–4.416]
|
.044
|
25.0 (15)
|
2.342 [0.888–6.174]
|
.085
|
17.0 (8)
|
2.017 [0.610–6.674)
|
.250
|
|
Lower
|
23.2 (41)
|
2.137 [1.063–4.296]
|
.033
|
17.1 (13)
|
1.674 [0.588–4.760]
|
.334
|
27.7 (28)
|
2.723 [0.976–7.596]
|
.056
|
|
Residence
|
|
Urban
|
12.0 (1)
|
1.00
| |
18.5 (12)
|
1.00
| |
5.0 (3)
|
1.00
| |
|
Rural
|
21.4 (65)
|
1.360 [0.638–2.901]
|
.426
|
17.7 (26)
|
0.603 [0.224–1.623]
|
.317
|
24.8 (39)
|
5.264 [1.287–21.532]
|
.021
|
|
Weight statusd
|
|
Upper-normal weight
|
13.4 (38)
|
1.00
| |
10.4 (14)
|
1.00
| |
16.0 (24)
|
1.00
| |
|
Lower-normal weight
|
29.0 (42)
|
3.442 [2.025–5.851]
|
<.001
|
30.8 (24)
|
4.043 [1.893–8.634]
|
<.001
|
26.9 (18)
|
3.306 [1.489–7.338]
|
.003
|
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OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, SES socioeconomic status
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aIndicates the percentage of overweight participants in each group perceiving themselves to be too light
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bEntered into the model as a continuous variable
-
cVariables in the models are: age (years), gender, ethnicity, SES, residence and weight status category
- nd: not determined due to small size of the subgroup
-
d‘Lower normal weight’ and ‘upper normal weight’ category were subcategories of the normal weight category
