Table 2.
Predictors of Overweight and Obesity Among Lesbians
| AOR (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal Weight vs. Overweight | Normal Weight vs. Obese | Overweight vs. Obese | |
| Age, in Years | 1.18 (.94, 1.48) | 1.51 (1.20, 1.88)* | 1.24 (.97, 1.60)† |
| Income | 1.00 (.79, 1.24) | .84 (.68, 1.05) | .92 (.71, 1.19) |
| Education | |||
| High School | 2.21 (.85, 5.77) | 1.96 (.79, 4.90) | .85 (.34, 2.09) |
| Some College | 1.46 (.89, 2.39) | 2.00 (1.27, 3.17)* | 1.35 (.80, 2.31) |
| Bachelor Degree | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Graduate Degree | 1.57 (.99, 2.49)† | .68 (.42, 1.11) | .42 (.24, .73)* |
| Race | |||
| Caucasian | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| African American | 1.58 (.84, 2.97) | 1.39 (.74, 2.59) | .94 (.48, 1.80) |
| Asian American | 1.01 (.43, 2.37) | .88 (.38, 2.03) | .90 (.34, 2.39) |
| Other | 1.50 (.66, 3.41) | .55 (.20, 1.46) | .40 (.14, 1.14)† |
| Children | 1.06 (.85, 1.31) | 1.17 (.96, 1.42) | 1.12 (.91, 1.38) |
| Public Identification as a Lesbian | .87 (.68, 1.11) | .68 (.53, .88)* | .79 (.60, 1.04)† |
| Connection to Lesbian Community | 1.04 (.84, 1.31) | 1.03 (.83, 1.29) | 1.01 (.79, 1.30) |
| Personal Feelings as a Lesbian | .94 (.73, 1.21) | 1.01 (.78, 1.31) | 1.10 (.81, 1.48) |
| Attitudes Toward Other Lesbians | 1.10 (.88, 1.38) | 1.00 (.80, 1.26) | .92 (.70, 1.19) |
| Depressive Symptoms | .95 (.76, 1.19) | 1.29 (1.05, 1.58)* | 1.32 (1.04, 1.69)* |
| Relationship Length | .92 (.73, 1.15) | 1.25 (1.02, 1.53)* | 1.39 (1.10, 1.77)* |
| Relationship Consensus | .66 (.52, .85)* | .65 (.51, .83)* | .96 (.75, 1.23) |
| Relationship Satisfaction | 1.12 (.88, 1.42) | 1.17 (.93, 1.48) | 1.06 (.82, 1.37) |
| Relationship Cohesion | 1.05 (.85, 1.29) | 1.14 (.92, 1.40) | 1.05 (.83, 1.33) |
| Drinking Quantity | .68 (.47, .99)* | .55 (.37, .82)* | .84 (.56, 1.26) |
| Heavy Drinking | 1.15 (.81, 1.63) | 1.57 (1.10, 2.23)* | 1.47 (.99, 2.17)† |
| Hazardous Alcohol Use | 1.21 (.94, 1.56) | .98 (.75, 1.29) | .58 (.31, 1.08)† |
*
p<.05; †p<.10.
AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.