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Table 4 Summary of the relationship between body image and weight status by country

From: Relationship between body image and weight status in east Asian countries: comparison between South Korea and Taiwan

 

Korea

Taiwan

Underweight vs. Normal

Overweight vs. Normal

Underweight vs. Normal

Overweight vs. Normal

B

 

SE (B)

95% CI

B

 

SE (B)

95% CI

B

 

SE (B)

95% CI

B

 

SE (B)

95% CI

Underweight/Normal

Overweight

−2.66

***

0.34

(−3.33, −1.99)

1.55

***

0.19

(1.18, 1.91)

−1.70

***

0.26

(−2.22, −1.18)

2.07

***

0.17

(1.75, 2.4)

Obese/Severely obese

−2.87

***

0.52

(−3.9, − 1.84)

3.27

***

0.21

(2.86, 3.68)

−2.38

***

0.41

(−3.18, −1.59)

3.67

***

0.18

(3.31, 4.02)

Age

0.00

 

0.00

(0, 0)

−0.01

*

0.01

(−0.02, 0)

0.00

 

0.01

(−0.01, 0.01)

−0.04

***

0.01

(−0.05, − 0.03)

Gender: female

− 0.81

***

0.18

(−1.17, − 0.44)

1.69

***

0.19

(1.31, 2.07)

−0.99

***

0.16

(−1.3, − 0.68)

1.57

***

0.14

(1.29, 1.85)

Married (Cohabiting)

0.05

 

0.16

(−0.27, 0.37)

0.03

 

0.15

(− 0.26, 0.32)

− 0.79

***

0.16

(−1.11, − 0.47)

0.14

 

0.13

(− 0.12, 0.41)

Urban

0.25

 

0.25

(− 0.23, 0.74)

− 0.12

 

0.21

(− 0.54, 0.3)

− 0.30

 

0.20

(− 0.69, 0.08)

0.36

*

0.16

(0.04, 0.68)

Education year

−0.01

 

0.02

(−0.05, 0.03)

0.05

*

0.02

(0.01, 0.09)

−0.02

 

0.02

(−0.06, 0.02)

0.07

***

0.02

(0.03, 0.1)

Never smoking

−0.67

***

0.19

(−1.04, −0.3)

0.06

 

0.18

(−0.3, 0.42)

0.08

 

0.18

(−0.28, 0.44)

0.05

 

0.15

(−0.25, 0.35)

Never drinking

0.31

 

0.18

(−0.04, 0.66)

−0.10

 

0.16

(−0.41, 0.21)

− 0.10

 

0.20

(− 0.5, 0.3)

−0.28

 

0.17

(−0.61, 0.05)

  1. SE standard error, CI confidence interval
  2. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001