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 |
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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 | 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.