Table 3.

Factors Associated with Discrepancy between Self-evaluation of Weight Status and Classification of Weight Status by Medical Standards^*

	Underassess vs Correspond		Overassess vs Correspond
Variable	Odds Ratio	95% CI	Odds ratio	95% CI
Female	0.23	0.21 to 0.24†	4.97	4.42 to 5.58†
Age
18–34	0.90	0.82 to 0.98†	1.72	1.56 to 1.90†
35–54	0.83	0.76 to 0.91†	1.40	1.27 to 1.56†
55 and over	1.00	—	1.00	—
Married	0.95	0.89 to 1.02	1.07	1.00 to 1.16
Race
Black	1.76	1.61 to 1.94†	0.43	0.38 to 0.50†
Other	1.06	0.86 to 1.32	1.16	0.95 to 1.41
White	1.00	—	1.00	—
Income $20,000+	0.80	0.73 to 0.87†	1.16	1.06 to 1.26†
Education
13+ y (college or more)	0.69	0.62 to 0.77†	1.37	1.20 to 1.58†
12 y (HS grad)	0.75	0.69 to 0.82†	1.32	1.18 to 1.49†
1–11 y (HS or less)	1.00	—	1.00	—
Occupation
Tech./sales/adm. supp.	0.97	0.86 to 1.08	1.02	0.91 to 1.15
Service	1.33	1.19 to 1.47†	0.88	0.76 to 1.01
Operators/laborers	1.33	1.17 to 1.51†	0.89	0.75 to 1.05
Not in labor force	1.29	1.16 to 1.44†	0.99	0.89 to 1.11
Manag./prof. specialty	1.00	—	1.00	—

^*The table shows a multinomial logistic regression model of the comparison between self- and medical evaluations of weight status. “Correspond” refers to concordance. “Underassess” indicates that self-evaluation is in a “lighter” category than medical status. “Over-assess” indicates that self-evaluation is in a “heavier” category than medical status.

^†P < .05.