Table 4.
Logistic Regression Odds Ratios for Abdominal Obesity
| Odds of Abdominal Obesity for Men (waist circumference ≥ 103cm) | Odds of Abdominal Obesity for Women (waist circumference ≥ 88cm) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | |
| White (US-born) | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| White (Foreign-born) | 0.68* (0.44 – 1.07) | 0.70 (0.44 – 1.11) | 0.53* (0.28 – 1.00) | 0.56* (0.29 – 1.07) |
| Black (US-born) | 0.71** (0.54 – 0.95) | 0.71** (0.52 – 0.95) | 1.85*** (1.40 – 2.44) | 1.76*** (1.34 – 2.30) |
| Black (Foreign-born) | 0.24*** (0.13 – 0.43) | 0.23*** (0.12 – 0.41) | 1.23 (0.54 – 2.82) | 1.18 (0.51 – 2.75) |
| Hispanic (US-born) | 1.07 (0.71 – 1.61) | 1.12 (0.74 – 1.70) | 1.22 (0.79 – 1.88) | 1.19 (0.76 – 1.86) |
| Hispanic (Foreign-born) | 0.45*** (0.31 – 0.65) | 0.52*** (0.36 – 0.75) | 0.78 (0.50 – 1.21) | 0.80 (0.51 – 1.26) |
| Age (in 5-year unit) | 1.71*** (1.22 – 2.40) | 1.83*** (1.28 – 2.62) | 1.80*** (1.37 – 2.36) | 1.85*** (1.40 – 2.43) |
| Age (in 5-year unit) - squared | 0.98** (0.96 – 1.00) | 0.97** (0.95 – 0.99) | 0.98*** (0.96 – 0.99) | 0.97*** (0.96 – 0.99) |
| Married/cohabitating | 1.11 (0.83 – 1.46) | 1.11 (0.84 – 1.46) | 1.15 (0.86 – 1.55) | 1.11 (0.82 – 1.51) |
| Poor/fair self-rated health | 2.15*** (1.44 – 3.20) | 1.92*** (1.27 – 2.89) | 1.58*** (1.25 – 2.00) | 1.53*** (1.18 – 1.98) |
| Current smoker | 0.57*** (0.45 – 0.74) | 0.54*** (0.42 – 0.71) | 0.76* (0.57 – 1.02) | 0.70** (0.52 – 0.95) |
| Equal to or less than high school education | 1.03 (0.72 – 1.46) | 1.01 (0.71 – 1.43) | 1.18 (0.77 – 1.80) | 1.31 (0.84 – 2.04) |
| Some college education or above | 0.72** (0.52 – 0.99) | 0.74* (0.53 – 1.02) | 0.50*** (0.38 – 0.65) | 0.57*** (0.43 – 0.75) |
| Poverty income ratio < 100 | 0.69* (0.46 – 1.02) | 0.65** (0.44 – 0.96) | 1.41 (0.91 – 2.19) | 1.42 (0.92 – 2.19) |
| Total caloric intake a | 1.00 (0.99 – 1.02) | 1.00 (0.99 – 1.02) | ||
| Total moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) b | 0.98*** (0.98 – 0.99) | 0.98*** (0.97 – 0.98) | ||
| Accelerometer wear time | 1.01 (0.93 – 1.08) | 1.04 (0.97 – 1.12) | ||
| Sample size | 2227 | 2104 | ||
95% confidence intervals in parentheses;
*
significant at .10;
**
significant at .05;
***
significant at .01
Note.
Total caloric intake per day is the average daily total calories divided by 100 calculated based on two one-day dietary recalls.
Total physical activity is measured by average daily moderate or vigorous physical activity (MVPA) minutes accelerometer data based on ≥1-minute episodes.