Table 3.

 Log binomial regression: variables associated with perceived overweight

	Relative risk of perceived overweight (95% CI)	z score	P value
Age	0.998 (0.996 to 0.999)	−2.54	0.011
Age on leaving education	0.997 (0.994 to 1.000)	−1.92	0.055
Weight group (BMI):
Underweight (<18.5)	0.05 (0.01 to 0.34)	−3.03	0.002
Normal weight (18.5-<25)	1.00	—	—
Overweight (25-<30)	3.69 (3.35 to 4.07)	26.26	<0.001
Obese (>30)	4.82 (4.39 to 5.31)	32.29	<0.001
Sex:
Men	1.00	—	—
Women	1.33 (1.26 to 1.40)	10.20	<0.001
Survey year:
1999	1.00	—	—
2000	0.87 (0.83 to 0.92)	−4.86	<0.001