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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Menopause. 2013 Mar;20(3):269–273. doi: 10.1097/GME.0b013e31826e7574

Table 2.

Univariable Models examining association of sociodemographic characteristics and weight perception*

Weight Perception*, RRR (95% CI)

Characteristic Healthy Too Much Not Enough
(N = 181) (N = 493) (N= 15)

Black ref 1.2 (0.8, 1.8) 6.7 (2.2, 20.2)c

Age (years) ref 1.0 (.98, 1.0) 1.0 (0.9, 1.1)

BMI ** ref 1.5 (1.4, 1.6)c 0.7 (0.6, 0.9)b

Married ref 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) 0.2 (0.06, 0.8)a

Social Support ref 0.7 (0.5, 1.0)a 0.2 (0.1, 0.5)c

Emotional Well-Being ref 1.0 (.97–1.0)b 0.9 (.86–.95)c

Education
   ≤ High school ref
   Some College 1.8 (1.1, 3.2)a 0.4 (0.09, 1.6)
   Completed College 1.5 (0.8, 2.6) 0.4 (0.08, 1.5)
   Graduate Degree .98 (0.6, 1.6) 0.1 (0.02, 0.6)b

Menopause Status
   OCP/Premenopause ref
   Perimenopause 1.5 (0.9, 2.6) 2.7 (0.4, 16.9)
   Postmenopause/Hysterectomy 1.4 (0.9, 2.0) 3.3 (0.7, 15.7)

Comorbidities
   None ref
   1–2 2.2 (1.5, 3.2)c 2.2 (0.5, 9.2)
   ≥ 3 2.2 (1.3, 3.8)b 7.2 (1.7, 31.1)b
*

Response to the question “Do you think your current weight is healthy?” yes (referent); no, I weigh too much; or no I don’t weigh enough.

**

BMI: Body Mass Index = Weight (kilograms)/height (meters2)

a

p≤ 0.05,

b

p≤ 0.01,

c

p≤ 0.001