Table 3.

Odds ratios for overweight or obesity at follow-up by baseline perceived weight, stratified by age groups at the follow-up time point.

	Weight status six years later
	Crude OR, 95% C.I.		Adjusted* OR, 95% C.I.
	Healthy weight	Overweight/Obese	Healthy weight	Overweight/Obese
Less than 20 (yrs)
Perceived skinny	1	0.22 (0.14-0.36) †	1	0.39 (0.23-0.67) †
Perceived average	1	1	1	1
Perceived overweight	1	6.52 (4.52-9.40) †	1	2.90 (1.85-4.53) †
20 or older (yrs)
Perceived skinny	1	0.23 (0.17-0.32) †	1	0.31 (0.21-0.44) †
Perceived average	1	1	1	1
Perceived overweight	1	4.88 (3.44-6.92) †	1	1.68 (1.03-2.73) †

^*Adjusting for age, gender, ethnicity, family income, physical activity, dietary behavior, weight status and major depression at wave 1.

^†Odds ratios are statistically significant (p<0.05).