Table 3.
Results from Multivariate Logistic Regression Models Predicting Weight Perception Accuracy for the Full Sample and for Male and Female Adolescents (N = 12,789)
| Full Sample (n = 12,789) |
Girls (n = 6, 177) |
Boys (n = 6,612) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | (95% CI) | P Value | OR | (95% CI) | P Value | OR | (95% CI) | P Value | |
| Male | 0.90 | (0.83-1.00) | 0.050 | -- | -- | ||||
| Race/Ethnicity (ref: non-Latino White) | |||||||||
| Black | 0.98 | (0.86-1.13) | 0.805 | 1.03 | (0.85-1.27) | 0.738 | 0.95 | (0.79-1.14) | 0.565 |
| Mexican | 0.87 | (0.73-1.13) | 0.154 | 0.84 | (0.62-1.13) | 0.244 | 0.90 | (0.69-1.18) | 0.441 |
| Other Latino | 1.08 | (0.75-1.14) | 0.445 | 1.01 | (0.67-1.51) | 0.974 | 1.16 | (0.68-1.09) | 0.217 |
| Asian | 0.67 | (0.47-0.94) | 0.019 | 0.56 | (0.36-0.88) | 0.012 | 0.76 | (0.48-1.21) | 0.246 |
| Native American | 0.74 | (0.40-1.35) | 0.321 | 0.80 | (0.32-1.99) | 0.627 | 0.74 | (0.36-1.51) | 0.403 |
| Age | 0.95 | (0.91-0.98) | 0.001 | 0.94 | (0.90-0.99) | 0.015 | 1.05 | (0.91-0.99) | 0.021 |
| Parental Obesity (ref: Neither Parent Obese) | |||||||||
| Two Obese Parents | 1.28 | (0.98-1.67) | 0.067 | 1.46 | (1.01-2.12) | 0.046 | 1.16 | (0.83-1.62) | 0.395 |
| Only Mom Obese | 1.17 | (0.96-1.43) | 0.122 | 1.05 | (0.83-1.33) | 0.670 | 1.28 | (0.96-1.71) | 0.086 |
| Only Dad Obese | 0.96 | (0.71-1.28) | 0.761 | 1.14 | (0.80-1.63) | 0.468 | 0.85 | (0.57-1.26) | 0.419 |
| Any Athletic Involvement | 0.92 | (0.82-1.03) | 0.150 | 0.96 | (0.82-1.13) | 0.635 | 0.87 | (0.73-1.04) | 0.137 |
| Parents' Education | 1.00 | (0.98-1.03) | 0.800 | 1.01 | (0.97-1.05) | 0.665 | 1.00 | (0.96-1.04) | 0.974 |
| Family Income | 1.00 | (0.96-1.04) | 0.991 | 0.98 | (0.92-1.04) | 0.535 | 1.17 | (0.96-1.07) | 0.578 |
| U.S. Born | 0.92 | (0.72-1.18) | 0.504 | 1.12 | (0.81-1.53) | 0.494 | 0.75 | (0.52-1.08) | 0.120 |
Source: National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), Waves 1 and 2.
Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.