Health & Wealth: is weight loss success related to monetary savings in U.S. adults of low-income? Findings from a National Study

Table 2 Long-term Weight Loss and Monetary Savings: ordered logistic regression^a

	Total Savings^a OR 95%CI
Long-term Weight Loss-categories (< 10% reference)
10.00–19.99% Weight Loss	0.92 0.69–1.23
≥ 20.00% Weight Loss	0.55* 0.34–0.91
Diet Goal	1.46* 1.13–1.90
College Graduate	2.95* 1.89–4.60
Annual Household Income (<$20,000 reference)
$20,000.00–$44,999.00	1.42 0.99–2.12
$45,000.00–$74,999.00	3.04* 1.88–4.91
$ ≥ 75,000.00	6.22* 2.84–13.61

CI confidence intervals, OR odds ratio. An *indicates statistical significance at the p < 0.05 level
^aThe multivariable regression model adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, gender, household size, marital status, self-reported health status, and current smoking; NHANES weights were utilized. Ordered logistic regression was used due to the ordinal nature of the dependent variable

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