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. 2014 Jan 13;4(1):e103. doi: 10.1038/nutd.2013.44

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
  Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
  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.