Table 5.
Predictors of weight status misperceptions through logistic regression modelling (Enter method) in student nurses and qualified nurses attending a large university in London, UK, 2010
| Student nurses (n 286) | Qualified nurses (n 329) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | OR | 95 % CI | P | OR | 95 % CI | P |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 1·77 | 0·65, 4·81 | 0·265 | 1·81 | 0·84, 3·90 | 0·131 |
| Female | 1·00 | Ref. | 1·00 | Ref. | ||
| Age group | ||||||
| ≤21 years | 0·32 | 0·06, 1·75 | 0·190 | – | – | |
| 22–31 years | 0·20 | 0·04, 1·10 | 0·064 | 0·67 | 0·34, 1·33 | 0·254 |
| 32–41 years | 0·34 | 0·06, 2·04 | 0·237 | 0·70 | 0·38, 1·29 | 0·252 |
| ≥42 years | 1·00 | Ref. | 1·00 | Ref. | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Asian and mixed Asian | 1·34 | 0·46, 3·94 | 0·593 | 1·40 | 0·66, 2·96 | 0·383 |
| Black and mixed Black | 2·53 | 1·01, 6·32 | 0·047 | 1·43 | 0·76, 2·71 | 0·267 |
| White | 1·00 | Ref. | 1·00 | Ref. | ||
| BMI status | ||||||
| BMI<25·0 kg/m2 | 3·10 | 1·31, 7·33 | 0·010 | 5·32 | 2·66, 10·67 | <0·001 |
| BMI ≥ 25·0 kg/m2 | 1·00 | Ref. | 1·00 | Ref. | ||
| Perceived weight status | ||||||
| Overweight | 1·28 | 0·52, 3·17 | 0·589 | 1·16 | 0·58, 2·30 | 0·677 |
| Non-overweight | 1·00 | Ref. | 1·00 | Ref. | ||
| Family histories of obesity co-morbidities | ||||||
| ≥3 | 2·51 | 1·04, 6·08 | 0·041 | – | – | |
| 1–2 | 2·06 | 0·91, 4·65 | 0·082 | |||
| None | 1·00 | Ref. | ||||
Ref., referent category.