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

Table 5. Results from logit regression models of respondent weight overestimation (log-odd estimates and s.e.).

Weight overestimation 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 1.347 0.94 2.369 1.61 1.296 0.95 2.221 1.56 1.290 0.96 0.737 0.67
BMI −0.093 0.02*** −0.110 0.06+ −0.093 0.02*** −0.108 0.06+ −0.093 0.02*** −0.049 0.02*
Age (years) −0.029 0.03 −0.094 0.05* −0.028 0.03 −0.097 0.05* −0.030 0.03 −0.039 0.02*
Primary education Referent   Referent   Referent   Referent   Referent   Referent  
Secondary education −0.145 0.35 −0.109 0.42 −0.150 0.34 −0.112 0.42 −0.166 0.35 −0.047 0.21
Vocational education 0.334 0.36 −0.645 0.51 0.318 0.36 −0.671 0.52 0.319 0.36 −0.285 0.23
Short-term higher education −0.390 0.47 −0.419 0.67 −0.391 0.48 −0.364 0.67 −0.391 0.48 −0.186 0.30
Middle-term higher education −0.040 0.35 −0.491 0.58 −0.070 0.35 −0.497 0.58 −0.074 0.35 −0.234 0.26
Long-term higher education −0.182 0.40 −0.257 0.70 −0.188 0.40 −0.170 0.69 −0.188 0.40 −0.100 0.31
Relationship status −0.226 0.21 0.953 0.37* −0.206 0.22 0.948 0.37* −0.217 0.22 0.428 0.17*
Age difference <6 years 0.221 0.18 −0.323 0.32 0.219 0.18 −0.333 0.30 0.194 0.17 −0.148 0.12
Grew up together −0.456 0.21* −0.354 0.40 −0.435 0.21* −0.344 0.40 −0.440 0.20* −0.167 0.17
Number of siblings 0.007 0.17 −0.113 0.20 −0.000 0.17 −0.111 0.20 −0.009 0.16 −0.081 0.09
Brother −0.074 0.17 −0.064 0.30 −0.004 0.17 −0.100 0.31 0.199 0.20 −0.106 0.15
Sibling BMI −0.052 0.02* −0.024 0.04 −0.039 0.03 −0.040 0.04 −0.050 0.03 −0.008 0.02
Sibling BMI*brother                 0.036 0.05 −0.016 0.04
Sibling underestimation         −0.270 0.26 0.528 0.37 −0.284 0.58 0.114 0.31
Sibling underestimation*brother                 −0.266 0.66 −0.033 0.38
Sibling overestimation         0.372 0.30 0.571 0.44 0.786 0.34* −0.166 0.26
Sibling overestimation*brother                 −1.375 0.72+ 0.771 0.50
                         
Number of observations 1542   1444   1542   1444   1542   1444  
Log likelihood −540.03   −233.72   −538.30   −232.08   −533.44   −231.56  

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index (calculated as kg m−2); Coef, coefficient.

Significance level: + at 10%, * at 5%, ** at 1% and *** at 0.01%. Standard errors are adjusted for sibling clustering.