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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 3.

Multivariable 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 0.4 (0.2, 0.9)a 14.2 (1.8, 110)b

Age (years) ref 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) 1.1 (0.9, 1.3)

BMI** ref 1.6 (1.4, 1.7)c 0.6 (0.4, 0.8)c

Married ref 1.4 (0.9, 2.3) 0.7 (0.1, 4.4)

Social Support ref 0.8 (0.5, 1.3) 0.4 (0.1, 1.5)

Emotional Well-Being ref 1.0 (0.9, 1.0) 0.9 (0.8, 0.9)b

Education
   ≤ High school ref
   Some College 2.2 (0.9, 5.1) 2.2 (0.3, 17.6)
   Completed College 3.5 (1.5, 8.4)b 0.6 (0.05, 8.2)
   Graduate Degree 2.6 (1.1, 5.8)a 0.3 (0.03, 4.0)

Menopause Status
   OCP/Premenopause ref
   Perimenopause 1.3 (0.6, 2.6) 7.3 (0.5, 106)
   Postmenopause/Hysterectomy 1.1 (0.5, 2.4) 1.4 (.08, 23.2)

Comorbidities
   None ref
   1–2 1.5 (0.9, 2.4) 0.2 (0.2, 1.5)
   ≥ 3 0.4 (0.2, 1.1) 0.9 (0.08, 10.6)
*

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