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Table 8 Odds Ratios (OR) for having obesity as compared to being in any other BMI category a, b, c

From: Quantifying the relationship between gardening and health and well-being in the UK: a survey during the covid-19 pandemic

Variable (reference category)

B (SE)

OR (95% CI)

p value

Constant

-1.99 (0.80)

0.14 (0.03–0.61)

0.01

Gender (Female)

   

 Male

-1.03 (0.64)

0.36 (0.09–1.16)

0.11

Age (18–34)

   

 35–54

1.57 (0.75)

4.83 (1.19–23.47)

< 0.05

 55+

0.45 (0.84)

1.56 (0.31–8.66)

0.60

Physical activity (Low)

   

 Moderate

-1.28 (0.64)

0.28 (0.07–0.91)

< 0.05

 High

-0.51 (0.79)

0.60 (0.11–2.67)

0.52

Daily F&V intake (5 + portions)

   

 1 or 2 portions

1.35 (0.83)

3.85 (0.72–20.27)

0.11

 3 or 4 portions

1.37 (0.61)

3.94 (1.22–13.74)

< 0.05

Diet (Regular meat-eater)

   

 Flexitarian

-2.01 (0.73)

0.13 (0.03–0.49)

< 0.01

 Pescatarian

-16.25 (1239.58)

0.00 (NA–1.96e34)

0.99

 Vegetarian

-1.34 (0.89)

0.26 (0.03–1.25)

0.13

 Vegan

-1.49 (1.21)

0.22 (0.01–1.76)

0.22

Weekly gardening time (0 h)

   

 1–5 h

1.17 (0.87)

3.23 (0.62–19.84)

0.18

 6–10 h

1.97 (1.10)

7.17 (0.95–72.37)

0.07

 11 + hours

-0.09 (1.25)

0.92 (0.08–11.17)

0.94

Food growing level (No food grown)

   

 1 (very little F&V)

-1.86 (1.07)

0.16 (0.01–1.10)

0.08

 2

-0.43 (1.01)

0.65 (0.08–4.49)

0.67

 3

-0.84 (1.03)

0.43 (0.05–3.12)

0.42

 4

-0.54 (1.16)

0.59 (0.06–5.58)

0.64

 5 (nearly self-sufficient in F&V)

-1.33 (1.24)

0.27 (0.02–2.71)

0.28

  1. a Predictors and regression coefficients in the table are derived from the best fit model for the outcome based on the Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC). Other explanatory variables tested include neighbourhood deprivation, household income, higher education, household composition, caring responsibilities, smoking status, alcohol consumption, and having an allotment, but these were dropped in the process of improving model fit
  2. b Model R2 = 0.26 (Hosmer Lemeshow), 0.20 (Cox and Snell), 0.35 (Nagelkerke); χ2 [19] = 42.07
  3. c Figures in bold are statistically significant at the 5% level (p < 0.05)