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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jun 25.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA. 2016 Jun 7;315(21):2284–2291. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.6458

Table 3.

Weighted Logistic Regression Models Adjusted for Race/Hispanic Origin, Age Group, Smoking Status, and Education for Obesity and Class 3 Obesity

Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Men Women
Obese, All Gradesa Class 3 Obesitya Obese, All Gradesa Class 3 Obesitya
Age group, y
 20–39 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
 40–59 1.28 (0.92–1.78) 0.86 (0.50–1.46) 1.37 (1.10–1.71) 1.15 (0.74–1.77)
 ≥60 1.19 (0.74–1.91) 0.78 (0.29–2.07) 1.05 (0.84–1.32) 0.56 (0.38–0.82)
Race/Hispanic origin group
 Non-Hispanic white 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
 Non-Hispanic black 1.23 (0.90–1.68) 1.40 (0.82–2.39) 2.10 (1.77–2.50) 1.98 (1.38–2.85)
 Non-Hispanic Asian 0.27 (0.20–0.38) 0.07 (0.01–0.59) 0.23 (0.16–0.35) 0.02 (0.00–0.18)
 Hispanic 1.21 (0.85–1.74) 1.05 (0.39–2.81) 1.33 (0.95–1.86) 0.92 (0.50–1.70)
 Other 1.23 (0.64–2.36) 0.91 (0.35–2.36) 1.01 (0.60–1.69) 1.58 (0.80–3.14)
Smoking status
 Never smoker 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
 Former smoker 1.25 (0.93–1.67) 1.08 (0.60–1.95) 1.28 (0.95–1.73) 1.46 (0.95–2.25)
 Current smoker 0.71 (0.54–0.93) 0.72 (0.35–1.50) 0.95 (0.59–1.53) 1.05 (0.78–1.43)
Education
 High school 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
 <High school 0.92 (0.65–1.31) 0.74 (0.37–1.46) 0.91 (0.67–1.24) 0.88 (0.58–1.35)
 >High school 0.96 (0.70–1.31) 0.89 (0.60–1.32) 0.68 (0.54–0.87) 0.90 (0.57–1.41)
a

Body mass index was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. Obese was defined as participants with a body mass index of 30 or greater. Class 3 obesity was defined as participants with a body mass index of 40 or greater.