Table 3.

Multilevel Regression Coefficients and Z-Values for Predictors of Body Weight Outcomes

Predictors	BMI		BMI		BMI		Obese a		Want to Lose Weight a
Female	−0.981	***			−1.077	***	0.001		1.189	***
	−14.96				−15.78		0.01		26.94
Age (Decades)	2.858	***			2.832	***	1.499	***	0.148
	20.87				20.61		13.44		1.68
Age2	−0.241	***			−0.241	***	−0.132	***	−0.035	***
	−18.17				−18.24		−12.58		−4.03
Education	−0.170	***			−0.118	***	−0.088	***	0.108	***
	−6.66				−4.35		−4.44		6.61
Married	0.159	*			0.141	*	−0.058		0.286	***
	2.30				2.06		−1.19		6.82
Urban	−0.104	***			−0.070	*	−0.010		0.055	**
	−3.62				−2.43		−0.46		3.13
Employed-School	−0.279	***			−0.228	**	−0.149	**	0.062
	−3.48				−2.83		−2.64		1.26
Subjective Status	−0.058	**			−0.044	*	−0.020		−0.009
	−2.96				−2.23		−1.41		−0.75
Cultural			−0.554	***	−0.199	***	−0.111	***	0.124	***
			−14.85		−4.65		−3.46		4.80
Physical			−0.164	***	−0.194	***	−0.157	***	0.077	***
			−4.27		−5.16		−5.79		3.33
Socializing			0.096	**	0.114	**	0.055	*	−0.026
			2.71		3.24		2.21		−1.18
Handicraft			0.107	**	0.115	**	0.061	*	−0.049	*
			3.08		3.26		2.47		−2.25
TV/Music			0.064		0.192	***	0.099	***	0.186	***
			1.83		5.49		3.85		8.73
BMI									0.364	***
Constant	19.522		25.445		19.367		−5.41		−10.621
Variance Component
Intercept	1.344		1.369		1.299		0.391		0.301
N Individuals	17349		17349		17349		17349		16153
N Nations	17		17		17		17		16

^aLogistic Regression