Table 2.
Coefficients from Cross-Sectional Ordinal Logistic Regression Models Predicting a Heavier Weight Classification in 2003 (N = 7,931)
| Women
|
Men
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | |
| Child present | −0.034 (0.085) | −0.085 (0.086) | −0.127 (0.084) | −0.122 (0.085) |
| Household food insecurity | 0.085 (0.214) | −0.487 (0.305) | −0.062 (0.218) | 0.027 (0.343) |
| Child present * Household food insecurity | -- | 1.106** (0.401) | -- | −0.150 ‡ (0.416) |
| Age | 0.013** (0.005) | 0.012** (0.005) | 0.003 (0.005) | 0.003 (0.005) |
| Married or cohabiting | −0.298** (0.099) | −0.303** (0.100) | 0.363** ‡ (0.117) | 0.363** ‡ (0.117) |
| Education | −0.132*** (0.019) | −0.130*** (0.019) | −0.062*** ‡ (0.019) | −0.062*** † (0.019) |
| Poor or fair health | 0.064 (0.165) | 0.076 (0.164) | 0.586*** † (0.158) | 0.589*** † (0.158) |
| Disabled | 0.309 (0.178) | 0.331 (0.178) | −0.057 (0.232) | −0.062 (0.233) |
| Race/ethnicity (reference: non-Hispanic White) | ||||
| African American | 1.295*** (0.117) | 1.287*** (0.117) | −0.440*** ‡ (0.122) | −0.441*** ‡ (0.122) |
| Hispanic | 1.537*** (0.237) | 1.503*** (0.237) | −0.350 ‡ (0.181) | −0.345 ‡ (0.181) |
| Other race | −0.042 (0.197) | −0.047 (0.198) | −0.248 (0.187) | −0.249 (0.187) |
| Metropolitan area | −0.158 (0.091) | −0.162 (0.091) | −0.025 ‡ (0.092) | −0.025 (0.092) |
Standard errors in parentheses
*
p< .05,
**
p< .01,
***
p< .001
Note: The ordered weight classifications are (1) Normal or Underweight, (2) Overweight, and (3) Obese. Models are weighted and adjusted for sampling design. Two-tailed tests of a significant difference between men and women are noted as follows:
†
p < .05,
‡
p < .01