Table 2.
Demographic and clinical factors associated with eating behaviors
| Eating Behaviors1, OR (95% CI) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Cognitive Restraint | High Emotional Eating | High Uncontrolled Eating | ||||
| Initial Model2 | Final Model3 | Initial Model | Final Model | Initial Model | Final Model | |
| Age (yrs) | 1.28 (1.11, 1.48)4 | 1.32 (1.13, 1.54) | 0.98(0.85, 1.14) | 0.86 (0.72, 1.14) | 1.14 (0.96, 1.34) | 1.15 (0.94, 1.40) |
| Race | ||||||
| Caucasian | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| African American | 1.59 (1.06, 2.39) | 1.53(0.98, 2.40) | 0.29 (0.19,0.44) | 0.36 (0.21,0.60) | 0.11 (0.07, 0.19) | 0.16 (0.09, 0.29) |
| Hispanic | 2.68 (1.57, 4.58) | 2.51 (1.40,4.50) | 1.20 (0.69, 2.10) | 1.19 (0.61,2.32) | 0.60 (0.34,1.06) | 0.71 (0.38,1.36) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Female | 0.88 (0.63,1.23) | 0.89 (0.62,1.29) | 4.14 (2.90, 5.92) | 3.64 (2.35,5.64) | 2.11 (1.44, 3.08) | 1.58 (1.02,2.47) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||||
| Less than 40 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 40–44.99 | 1.16 (0.80, 1.68) | 0.98 (0.66, 1.48) | 0.90 (0.61, 1.33) | 0.56 (0.35, 0.89) | 0.79 (0.51, 1.22) | 0.47 (0.28, 0.78) |
| 45 and up | 1.55 (1.06, 2.25) | 1.29 (0.82, 2.02) | 2.45 (1.61, 3.72) | 0.89(0.52, 1.55) | 1.68 (1.10, 2.56) | 0.73 (0.42, 1.25) |
| Education | ||||||
| High School or GED | 0.94 (0.63,1.41) | 0.99 (0.64,1.52) | 0.71 (0.46, 1.08) | 0.83 (0.51, 1.37) | 1.79 (1.12, 2.88) | 1.73 (1.01, 2.94) |
| 2-Year School | 1.22 (0.83, 1.80) | 1.23 (0.81, 1.86) | 0.95 (0.63, 1.42) | 1.14 (0.71, 1.82) | 1.14 (0.73, 1.80) | 1.25 (0.75, 2.08) |
| College or More | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
All results are based on a weighted sample.
1
Eating behavior scores >50 were categorized as 'high'.
2
Initial model adjusted for demographic variables including age, race, sex, BMI, education, and study site.
3
Final model was additionally adjusted for overall quality of life (QOL).
4
Values shown are adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals.
Study Location: Greater Boston area. Time of data collection: 2009–2011.