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Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Apr 23;17(11):2033–2039. doi: 10.1038/oby.2009.131

Table 3.

Prevalence of perceived weight discrimination based on BMI category, women

	BMI (25–29.9) (N = 5,813)	BMI (30–34.9) (N = 3,542)	BMI (35–39.9) (N = 1,484)	BMI (40–44.9) (N = 661)	BMI (45>) (N = 393)	χ²P value	BMI 30> (N = 6,080)	BMI 35> (N = 2,538)
Discrimination experiences (“sometimes” “fairly often” or “very often”)
Insurance (%, s.e.)	0.16 (0.1)	0.77 (0.2)	3.84 (0.7)	6.29 (1.3)	12.44 (2.2)	<0.001	2.76 (0.3)	5.72 (0.6)
Health care (%, s.e.)	0.35 (0.1)	0.84 (0.2)	2.52 (0.5)	9.85 (1.7)	12.47 (2.7)	<0.001	2.85 (0.3)	5.85 (0.7)
Public settings (%, s.e.)	0.95 (0.2)	2.37 (0.3)	6.01 (0.8)	12.19 (1.7)	25.82 (2.8)	<0.001	5.63 (0.4)	10.48 (0.8)
Job or school (%, s.e.)	0.32 (0.1)	0.48 (0.1)	2.56 (0.7)	6.12 (1.3)	9.37 (1.9)	<0.001	2.08 (0.3)	4.46 (0.6)
Other setting such as with the police or courts (%, s.e.)	0.06 (0.0)	0.09 (0.0)	0.68 (0.2)	1.24 (0.4)	2.52 (1.0)	0.007	0.50 (0.1)	1.09 (0.2)