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. 2014 Dec 2;39(5):858–864. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2014.186

Table 3. Multivariable logistic regression models showing socio-demographic associations with reporting perceived weight discrimination in different discriminatory situations (N=5307).

  Less courtesy
Less clever
Service setting
Harassed
Medical setting
  OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P
Weight status
 Normal-weight 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Overweight 1.17 (0.53–2.57) 0.696 0.95 (0.42–2.16) 0.910 1.34 (0.53–3.39) 0.532 1.36 (0.46–4.01) 0.576 0.68 (0.20–2.35) 0.539
 Obese class I 9.04 (4.61–17.75) <0.001 7.57 (3.83–14.98) <0.001 10.14 (4.56–22.52) <0.001 8.73 (3.37–22.60) <0.001 4.98 (1.86–13.34) 0.001
 Obese class II 36.77 (18.66–72.46) <0.001 26.42 (13.28–52.55) <0.001 39.64 (17.83–88.10) <0.001 29.00 (11.20–75.10) <0.001 23.33 (8.96–60.76) <0.001
 Obese class III 47.20 (22.39–99.49) <0.001 30.60 (14.19–65.97) <0.001 48.46 (20.40–115.11) <0.001 37.67 (13.43–105.70) <0.001 26.79 (9.44–76.02) <0.001
                     
Age in years
 50–59 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 60–69 0.48 (0.34–0.68) <0.001 0.40 (0.28–0.58) <0.001 0.54 (0.37–0.79) 0.002 0.44 (0.28–0.69) <0.001 0.56 (0.33–0.95) 0.031
 70–79 0.24 (0.15–0.39) <0.001 0.30 (0.19–0.49) <0.001 0.37 (0.22–0.62) <0.001 0.22 (0.11–0.45) <0.001 0.35 (0.17–0.72) 0.005
 ⩾80 0.18 (0.08–0.43) <0.001 0.11 (0.04–0.32) <0.001 0.20 (0.08–0.55) 0.002 0.12 (0.03–0.52) 0.005 0.31 (0.10–0.99) 0.048
                     
Sex
 Male 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Female 0.98 (0.71–1.35) 0.895 0.95 (0.67–1.34) 0.749 1.21 (0.85–1.74) 0.297 0.89 (0.58–1.38) 0.612 1.23 (0.74–2.04) 0.430
                     
Wealth
 1 (lowest) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 2 0.82 (0.53–1.27) 0.369 0.89 (0.56–1.42) 0.622 0.86 (0.53–1.40) 0.548 1.08 (0.60–1.94) 0.792 0.77 (0.41–1.45) 0.421
 3 0.49 (0.30–0.79) 0.004 0.50 (0.29–0.86) 0.011 0.56 (0.32–0.97) 0.037 0.42 (0.20–0.87) 0.020 0.54 (0.27–1.10) 0.092
 4 0.51 (0.31–0.84) 0.009 0.64 (0.38–1.09) 0.103 0.68 (0.40–1.18) 0.168 0.69 (0.35–1.35) 0.277 0.50 (0.23–1.05) 0.067
 5 (highest) 0.42 (0.24–0.72) 0.002 0.45 (0.25–0.83) 0.011 0.54 (0.29–0.99) 0.046 0.44 (0.20–0.95) 0.037 0.17 (0.05–0.51) 0.002
                     
Education
 Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Intermediate 1.53 (1.00–2.34) 0.051 1.26 (0.81–1.96) 0.303 1.76 (1.09–2.83) 0.021 1.78 (0.96–3.28) 0.067 1.59 (0.83–3.03) 0.161
 High 1.41 (0.91–2.17) 0.124 1.04 (0.66–1.65) 0.861 1.53 (0.94–2.51) 0.087 1.78 (0.96–3.32) 0.069 1.74 (0.91–3.35) 0.096
                     
Marital status
 Married 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Never married 0.71 (0.36–1.38) 0.307 0.60 (0.28–1.31) 0.203 0.92 (0.45–1.88) 0.809 0.45 (0.16–1.31) 0.145 0.32 (0.08–1.38) 0.126
 Divorced 0.66 (0.41–1.07) 0.094 0.74 (0.45–1.23) 0.246 0.89 (0.54–1.49) 0.664 0.86 (0.47–1.57) 0.616 1.00 (0.52–1.94) 0.999
 Widowed 1.01 (0.60–1.67) 0.984 1.19 (0.70–2.01) 0.528 1.16 (0.68–1.99) 0.593 0.97 (0.46–2.04) 0.933 1.43 (0.71–2.89) 0.323

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.

Odds ratios are adjusted for weight status, age, sex, wealth, education and marital status.