Table 5.

Sociodemographic Correlates of Being Overweight by Ethnicity

Variable	African Americans		Caribbean Blacks
	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Adults
Age
18 to 24	1.00***		1.00**
25 to 34	2.00***	2.55–14.58	2.64**	1.26–5.54
35 to 44	2.49***	1.86–3.34	3.61**	1.78–7.31
45 or older	2.58***	1.92–3.47	2.61**	1.46–4.73
Gender
Men	1.00***		1.00**
Women	1.10***	0.94–1.29	106**	0.75–1.48
Marital Status
Married – partner	1.00***		1.00**
Never married	0.56***	0.43–0.72	0.49**	0.37–0.66
Previously married	0.93***	0.72–1.21	0.60**	0.33–1.09
Work Status
Employed	1.00***		1.00**
Unemployed	0.69***	0.43–0.72	0.49**	0.35–1.38
Not in labor force	0.98***	0.72–1.21	0.60**	0.33–1.09
Education
0 to 11 years	1.00***		1.00**
12 years	0.87***	0.73–1.43	0.83**	0.43–1.60
13 to 15 years	0.84***	0.67–1.05	0.92**	0.51–1.64
16 + Years	0.75***	0.60–0.95	1.51**	1.05–2.16
Poverty Index
Poverty	1.00***		1.00**
Low income	1.06***	0.79–1.43	0.36**	0.16–0.83
Low average	1.10***	0.88–1.37	0.69**	0.25–1.96
High average	1.25***	0.94–1.66	1.10**	0.53–2.28
Adolescents
Age
13 to 15	1.00***		1.00**
16 to 17	1.05***	0.70–1.57	1.22**	0.37–4.03
Gender
Men	1.00***		1.00**
Women	1.24***	0.87–1.78	1.22**	0.88–1.42
Work Status
Unemployed	1.00		1.00**
Employed	0.76	0.42–1.37	1.24**	0.36–4.20
Poverty Index
Below poverty	1.00		1.00**
Above poverty	0.99	0.65–1.51	1.25**	0.39–3.97

^*p ≤ .05;

^**p ≤ .01;

^***p ≤ .001