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Table 3 Regression models predicting BMI and BFP at baseline

From: Body composition outcomes of Healthy Fit and the role of acculturation among low-income Hispanics on the US-Mexico border

 

Body Mass Index

(n = 508)

Body Fat Percentage

(n = 465)1

Independent Variables

B

95% CI

B

95% CI

Intercept

29.09*

(27.20, 30.97)

41.15*

(38.38, 43.92)

Acculturation

0.09

(−0.79, 0.98)

0.13

(−1.18, 1.43)

Socioeconomic Status

−0.70

(−1.47, 0.06)

− 1.32*

(−2.41, − 0.23)

Age

0.04

(−0.00, 0.07)

0.06*

(0.00, 0.12)

Gender

−1.06

(−2.42, 0.3)

−14.99*

(− 16.97, − 13.02)

  1. 1BFP was sometimes missing due to technical challenges with the biometric impedance scale, which consistently provided weight readings but was sometimes unable to estimate BFP
  2. *p < .05
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