Table 4.
Crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) of binge eating episodes according to independent variables among adults aged 20–59 years, city of Pelotas, southern Brazil, 2010
| Crude PR | Adjusted PR* | 95 % CI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-rated health status | |||
| Excellent/very good/good | 1·0 | 1·0 | – |
| Fair/poor | 1·7 | 1·6 | 1·1, 2·3 |
| P value | 0·007 | ||
| Nutritional status | |||
| Normal | 1·0 | 1·0 | – |
| Overweight | 1·7 | 1·4 | 0·8, 2·4 |
| Obesity | 4·1 | 2·2 | 1·2, 3·7 |
| P value | <0·001 | ||
| Self-rated body weight | |||
| Thin/too thin | 0·8 | 1·0 | 0·4, 2·3 |
| Normal | 1·0 | 1·0 | – |
| Fat/too fat | 4·1 | 2·1 | 1·3, 3·4 |
| P value | 0·008 | ||
| Satisfaction with current body weight | |||
| Desire to weigh less | 5·6 | 2·4 | 1·1, 5·3 |
| Satisfied with current body weight | 1·0 | 1·0 | – |
| Desire to weigh more | 1·7 | 1·9 | 0·7, 5·1 |
| P value | 0·08 |
*Model included the four main independent variables (self-rated health status, nutritional status, self-rated body weight and satisfaction with current body weight), additionally adjusting for potential confounders (gender, age, skin colour, marital status and family income).