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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Health Behav. 2011 Nov;35(6):797–806. doi: 10.5993/ajhb.35.6.15

Table 5.

Self-reported Risk/Protective Factors in Seventh Grade Predicting Weight Overestimation in Eighth Gradea (n=3010)b

Risk/Protective Factor Eighth Grade Weight Overestimation Odds Ratio (CI) P-value
Risk Factor
 Smoking 1.00 (0.88 – 1.13) 0.97
 Marijuana use 1.05 (0.91 – 1.21) 0.48
 Alcohol use 1.05 (0.94 – 1.17) 0.37
 Binge drinking 1.12 (1.00 – 1.26) 0.05
 ATOD 1.03 (0.92 – 1.17) 0.59
 Fighting 1.11 (0.99 – 1.25) 0.07
 Depressive symptoms 1.24 (1.11 – 1.39) 0.0002
Protective Factor
 Spirituality 0.98 (0.88 – 1.10) 0.79
 Optimism 0.87 (0.77 – 0.98) 0.02

Note.

a

Adjusted for socioeconomic status, number of parents in home, gender, race/ethnicity, baseline values of outcome (ie, Weight Estimation in seventh grade), BMI, and treatment.

b

Sample size varies in individual models due to missing data.