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. 2007 May 16;7:80. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-80

Table 4.

The effect of demographic features on overweight and body dissatisfaction

p B OR 95% CI
Overweight based on BMI
Residential background 0.128 0.311 1.365 0.914–2.039
Mother's educational level 0.116 -0.289 0.749 0.522–1.074
Father's educational level 0.157 -0.260 0.771 0.538–1.105
Socio-economic status 0.002 0.725 2.064 1.294–3.292
Gender 0.028 0.327 1.387 1.037–1.856

Perceived overweight
Residential background 0.629 -0.080 0.923 0.667–1.277
Mother's educational level 0.191 0.209 1.232 0.901–1.683
Father's educational level 0.438 0.119 1.126 0.834–1.521
Socio-economic status 0.003 -0.655 0.520 0.337–0.802
Gender 0.000 1.280 3.597 2.737–4.728

Body dissatisfaction
Residential background 0.385 0.097 1.102 0.885–1.370
Mother's educational level 0.646 -0.054 0.948 0.753–1.192
Father's educational level 0.768 -0.032 0.968 0.781–1.200
Socio-economic status 0.397 0.160 1.173 0.811–1.698
Gender 0.000 0.787 2.196 1.841–2.619