Table 5.
Variable | Odds ratio | Confidence limits (95%) | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
BMI change ages 20 to 40 | 1.001 | 0.983 | 1.019 | 0.909 |
Control variables | ||||
Age | 1.005 | 0.997 | 1.014 | 0.211 |
Marital status (Reference: married) | ||||
Never married | 1.116 | 0.881 | 1.414 | 0.363 |
Separated/divorced/widowed | ||||
0.849 | 0.718 | 1.005 | 0.057 | |
Education (Reference: college graduate or more education) | ||||
Some college | 0.816 | 0.731 | 0.911 | < 0.0001 |
High school or less | 0.780 | 0.669 | 0.909 | 0.002 |
Ethnicity - Black vs other | 0.254 | 0.227 | 0.285 | < 0.0001 |
Personal income (Reference: <$31,000/year) | ||||
$31,000 - $50,000 | 1.010 | 0.889 | 1.147 | 0.883 |
$51,000 - $75,000 | 0.927 | 0.804 | 1.070 | 0.300 |
> $76,000 | 0.958 | 0.828 | 1.109 | 0.567 |
TV watching | ||||
< 2 hours/day vs more | 1.052 | 0.951 | 1.163 | 0.324 |
Diet - Vegan/lacto-ovo vegetarian vs other | ||||
1.265 | 1.142 | 1.401 | < 0.0001 | |
Physical activity | ||||
>150 minutes/wk vs less | 1.049 | 0.937 | 1.175 | 0.406 |
Current BMI | 0.964 | 0.952 | 0.977 | < 0.0001 |