Table 3 Multinomial logistic regression of characteristics, perceived risk, and perceived efficacy on classification according to BMI

Characteristic

Female

1.404

4.072

1.411

11.754

0.009

-1.230

0.292

0.200

0.428

0.000

-1.512

0.220

0.149

0.326

0.000

Age

0.001

1.001

0.955

1.050

0.953

0.004

1.004

0.982

1.028

0.707

0.016

1.017

0.994

1.041

0.152

Education: Under. Highschool

−.435

0.647

0.275

1.521

0.318

0.209

1.233

0.843

1.804

0.281

−.157

0.855

0.574

1.272

0.439

Non-Marriage

0.355

1.426

0.523

3.888

0.488

−.330

0.719

0.444

1.165

0.181

−.939

0.391

0.234

0.653

0.000

Economic inactivity^a

0.808

2.243

1.035

4.681

0.041

0.058

1.059

0.724

1.549

0.767

0.051

1.052

0.713

1.553

0.798

Income: Less than 401

−.300

0.741

0.343

1.599

0.444

−.232

0.792

0.553

1.135

0.204

−.062

0.939

0.650

1.358

0.738

Self-rated health

−.141

0.868

0.512

1.472

0.600

0.064

1.067

0.831

1.369

0.612

−.056

0.945

0.734

1.216

0.659

Perceived risk

Perceived severity

−.311

0.733

0.472

1.137

0.166

0.063

1.066

0.854

1.331

0.574

−.294

0.745

0.593

0.936

0.012

Perceived susceptibility

−.167

0.846

0.525

1.363

0.492

0.244

1.276

1.001

1.627

0.049

0.558

1.748

1.348

2.266

0.000

Perceived Efficacy

Response efficacy

0.012

1.012

0.554

1.848

0.969

0.412

1.511

1.139

2.004

0.004

0.172

1.188

0.885

1.595

0.251

Self-efficacy

0.844

2.326

1.229

4.404

0.010

−.519

0.595

0.444

0.797

0.000

-1.014

0.363

0.268

0.490

0.000

Obesity Knowledge

−.043

0.958

0.784

1.169

0.671

0.132

1.142

1.037

0.007

0.100

1.106

1.003

1.220

0.044

Obesity prevention behaviors

−.145

0.865

0.436

1.717

0.679

−.345

0.708

0.519

0.965

0.029

−.682

0.506

0.369

0.692

0.000