Table 4. Results from logit regression models of respondent weight underestimation (log-odd estimates and s.e.).
Weight underestimation |
Model I |
Model II |
Model III |
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Women |
Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
Men |
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Coef. | s.e. | Coef. | s.e. | Coef. | s.e. | Coef. | s.e. | Coef. | s.e. | Coef. | s.e. | |
Constant | −7.012 | 1.33*** | −5.795 | 0.94*** | −7.032 | 1.36*** | −5.752 | 0.93*** | −6.991 | 1.36*** | −5.693 | 0.94*** |
BMI | 0.217 | 0.03*** | 0.197 | 0.03*** | 0.218 | 0.03*** | 0.197 | 0.03*** | 0.216 | 0.03*** | 0.198 | 0.03*** |
Age (years) | −0.027 | 0.03 | 0.013 | 0.02 | −0.029 | 0.03 | 0.013 | 0.02 | −0.030 | 0.03 | 0.010 | 0.02 |
Primary education | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | ||||||
Secondary education | −0.342 | 0.41 | −0.275 | 0.23 | −0.353 | 0.41 | −0.274 | 0.23 | −0.387 | 0.41 | −0.286 | 0.23 |
Vocational education | −0.441 | 0.46 | −0.258 | 0.27 | −0.461 | 0.45 | −0.261 | 0.27 | −0.452 | 0.46 | −0.286 | 0.27 |
Short-term higher education | −0.259 | 0.44 | −0.097 | 0.33 | −0.282 | 0.44 | −0.107 | 0.33 | −0.237 | 0.44 | −0.097 | 0.33 |
Middle-term higher education | −0.509 | 0.44 | −0.353 | 0.27 | −0.517 | 0.44 | −0.357 | 0.26 | −0.544 | 0.45 | −0.365 | 0.26 |
Long-term higher education | −0.841 | 0.49+ | −1.156 | 0.43*** | −0.852 | 0.49+ | −1.169 | 0.43*** | −0.884 | 0.49+ | −1.150 | 0.43*** |
Relationship status | 0.528 | 0.28+ | 0.065 | 0.17 | 0.525 | 0.28+ | 0.067 | 0.17 | 0.553 | 0.28* | 0.068 | 0.17 |
Age difference <6 years | 0.077 | 0.17 | −0.018 | 0.14 | 0.090 | 0.17 | −0.022 | 0.14 | 0.082 | 0.17 | −0.007 | 0.14 |
Grew up together | 0.035 | 0.25 | −0.142 | 0.17 | 0.017 | 0.24 | −0.145 | 0.17 | −0.001 | 0.23 | −0.157 | 0.17 |
Number of siblings | 0.087 | 0.18 | −0.133 | 0.11 | 0.088 | 0.17 | −0.133 | 0.11 | 0.058 | 0.16 | −0.130 | 0.11 |
Brother | 0.185 | 0.18 | 0.170 | 0.13 | 0.117 | 0.19 | 0.154 | 0.13 | 0.324 | 0.23 | 0.069 | 0.16 |
Sibling BMI | −0.001 | 0.02 | −0.024 | 0.02 | −0.014 | 0.02 | −0.026 | 0.02 | −0.030 | 0.03 | −0.061 | 0.02*** |
Sibling BMI*brother | 0.025 | 0.04 | 0.070 | 0.03* | ||||||||
Sibling underestimation | 0.395 | 0.27 | −0.007 | 0.21 | 1.098 | 0.52* | 0.026 | 0.31 | ||||
Sibling underestimation*brother | −1.170 | 0.61+ | 0.176 | 0.45 | ||||||||
Sibling overestimation | −0.222 | 0.42 | −0.329 | 0.27 | −0.778 | 0.56 | −0.576 | 0.30+ | ||||
Sibling overestimation*brother | 1.209 | 0.84 | 0.529 | 0.56 | ||||||||
Number of observations | 1524 | 1444 | 1524 | 1444 | 1524 | 1444 | ||||||
Log likelihood | −471.63 | −759.72 | −469.68 | −759.03 | −463.93 | −754.91 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index (calculated as kg m−2); Coef, coefficient.
Significance level: + at 10%, * at 5%, ** at 1%, *** at 0.01%. Standard errors are adjusted for sibling clustering.