Table 3.
Predicted probabilities (95 % confidence interval) for engaging in weight control behavior types by ethnicity/race, socioeconomic status, and weight status in girls and boys
| Healthy WCB only | Comparison weight control behavior groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No WCB | Unhealthy WCB only | Mixed WCB | ||
| Girls | ||||
| Weight status | ||||
| Not overweight | 27.5 (24.5, 30.4)a | 34.4 (31.2, 37.5)a | 13.8 (11.6, 16.1)a | 24.3 (21.5, 27.1)a |
| Overweight | 21.0 (16.3, 25.7)b | 15.0 (10.9, 19.1)b | 22.2 (17.4, 27.0)b | 41.8 (36.0, 47.5)b |
| Obese | 17.5 (13.1, 22.0)b | 9.0 (5.7, 12.3)c | 17.8 (13.4, 22.3)ab | 55.7 (49.8, 61.5)c |
| Socioeconomic status | ||||
| Low | 21.0 (17.8, 24.3)a | 25.9 (22.5, 29.3)b | 19.1 (16.0, 22.1)c | 34.0 (30.4, 37.6)a |
| Low-middle | 20.2 (15.8, 24.6)a | 28.8 (24.0, 33.7)b | 16.9 (12.8, 21.0)bc | 34.1 (29.0, 39.2)a |
| Middle | 32.1 (26.3, 38.0)b | 19.3 (14.5, 24.1)a | 12.2 (8.0, 16.4)ab | 36.4 (30.5, 42.3)a |
| Middle-high | 32.7 (25.4, 39.9)b | 24.2 (17.9, 30.5)ab | 13.6 (8.1, 19.2)abc | 29.5 (22.6, 36.5)a |
| High | 26.5 (17.1, 35.9)ab | 29.9 (20.6, 39.1)b | 8.8 (2.1, 15.6)a | 34.7 (24.6, 44.8)a |
| Ethnicity/race | ||||
| Caucasian | 28.0 (22.3, 33.7)c | 24.9 (19.5, 30.4)a | 11.3 (6.8, 15.7)a | 35.8 (29.6, 42.0)bc |
| African/American | 25.6 (21.3, 29.8)bc | 31.0 (26.6, 35.5)a | 16.0 (12.6, 19.4)a | 27.4 (23.3, 31.5)a |
| Hispanic | 29.2 (23.4, 34.9)c | 25.8 (20.4, 31.1)a | 14.7 (10.4, 18.9)a | 30.4 (24.9, 35.9)ab |
| Asian American | 19.1 (14.5, 23.6)a | 15.1 (11.1, 19.0)b | 23.8 (18.8, 28.8)b | 42.0 (36.3, 47.8)c |
| Other | 19.5 (14.5, 24.4)ab | 29.7 (24.1, 35.4)a | 13.9 (9.5, 18.2)a | 36.9 (31.1, 42.7)bc |
| Boys | ||||
| Weight status | ||||
| Not overweight | 31.6 (28.2, 35.0)a | 43.7 (40.1, 47.4)a | 9.4 (7.2, 11.5)a | 15.3 (12.7, 18.0)a |
| Overweight | 28.9 (22.5, 35.3)a | 19.7 (14.0, 25.3)b | 17.3 (12.0, 22.6)b | 34.1 (27.4, 40.8)b |
| Obese | 25.7 (20.9, 30.6)a | 16.1 (12.0, 20.2)b | 15.6 (11.7, 19.6)b | 42.5 (37.1, 47.9)b |
| Socioeconomic status | ||||
| Low | 23.4 (19.3, 27.6)a | 32.9 (28.4, 37.3)a | 14.6 (11.3, 17.9)a | 29.1 (24.9, 33.2)c |
| Low-middle | 30.3 (25.0, 35.7)b | 33.2 (27.9, 38.5)a | 13.4 (9.5, 17.3)a | 23.1 (18.4, 27.8)abc |
| Middle | 30.0 (24.1, 35.9)ab | 30.7 (25.0, 36.4)a | 10.4 (6.5, 14.3)a | 28.9 (23.3, 34.5)bc |
| Middle-high | 34.0 (26.8, 41.3)bc | 38.6 (31.6, 45.6)a | 9.1 (4.5, 13.6)a | 18.3 (12.4, 24.2)a |
| High | 43.8 (34.3, 53.2)c | 28.4 (20.6, 36.3)a | 8.4 (2.8, 14.0)a | 19.4 (11.7, 27.1)ab |
| Ethnicity/race | ||||
| Caucasian | 29.1 (23.5, 34.6)a | 36.9 (31.2, 42.6)a | 9.7 (5.6, 13.7)a | 24.3 (18.8, 29.9)a |
| African/American | 30.5 (25.7, 35.3)a | 30.2 (25.6, 34.8)a | 13.2 (9.7, 16.7)a | 26.1 (21.7, 30.5)a |
| Hispanic | 31.8 (25.3, 38.3)a | 33.2 (26.8, 39.6)a | 11.9 (7.6, 16.1)a | 23.1 (17.8, 28.4)a |
| Asian American | 26.8 (21.1, 32.5)a | 29.8 (24.0, 35.6)a | 14.8 (10.4, 19.2)a | 28.7 (23.3, 34.0)a |
| Other | 30.0 (22.9, 37.0)a | 35.7 (28.5, 42.9)a | 10.6 (6.1, 15.2)a | 23.8 (17.6, 29.9)a |
Model adjusts for age in years, with all variables entered simultaneously
WCB weight control behavior
The presence of different superscript letters denotes statistically significant differences (p <.05) between predicted probabilities. Estimates sharing a superscript are not significantly different at p <.05