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Table 5 Summary of the country effect on the relationship between body image and weight status

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

 

Underweight vs. Normal

Overweight vs. Normal

B

 

SE (B)

95% CI

B

 

SE (B)

95% CI

Overweight*Taiwan

0.84

*

0.42

(0.01, 1.67)

0.32

 

0.21

(−0.1, 0.74)

Obese*Taiwan

0.37

 

0.65

(−0.91, 1.65)

0.11

 

0.22

(−0.32, 0.53)

Underweight/Normal

        

Overweight

−2.59

***

0.34

(−3.25, −1.93)

1.65

***

0.17

(1.32, 1.99)

Obese/Severely obese

−2.78

***

0.52

(−3.8, −1.76)

3.41

***

0.19

(3.05, 3.78)

Taiwan

−0.22

+

0.12

(−0.45, 0.02)

0.41

**

0.14

(0.14, 0.67)

Age

0.00

 

0.00

(0, 0)

−0.02

***

0.00

(−0.03, − 0.02)

Gender: female

−0.94

***

0.12

(−1.16, −0.71)

1.64

***

0.11

(1.42, 1.86)

Married (Cohabiting)

−0.40

***

0.11

(−0.61, − 0.18)

0.04

 

0.10

(−0.15, 0.23)

Urban

−0.07

 

0.15

(−0.37, 0.23)

0.14

 

0.13

(−0.11, 0.39)

Education year

−0.01

 

0.01

(−0.03, 0.02)

0.06

***

0.01

(0.04, 0.09)

Never smoking

−0.30

*

0.13

(−0.54, − 0.05)

0.03

 

0.11

(−0.19, 0.24)

Never drinking

0.22

+

0.13

(−0.04, 0.47)

−0.14

 

0.11

(−0.36, 0.08)

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