Table 3.

Odds of Reporting Motivating Factors for Weight Loss Attempt, by Weight Status: Why Are you Trying to Change Your Weight?^a

		Overall Prevalence %	Overweightb	Class 1 Obesityb	Class 2 Obesityb	Class 3 Obesityb
LOOKS	Look Better	35	0.91 (0.60–1.39)	1.10 (0.79–1.53)	0.95 (0.60–1.49)	0.59 (0.2901.21)
	Clothes Fit Better	13.2	1.14 (0.66–1.97)	1.35 (0.80–2.27)	1.69 (0.93–3.06)	1.42 (0.65–3.12)
	Want to be skinny	2.3	2.08 (1.14–3.80) *	3.94 (2.32–6.73) *	4.78 (2.23–10.26) *	2.91 (1.14–7.41) *
PEER RELATIONS	Get Teased	9	1.28 (0.58–2.82)	2.47 (1.38–4.44) *	2.62 (1.29–5.31) *	2.66 (1.15–6.16) *
	Boys will Like Me Better	4.1	0.42 (0.16–1.12)	1.10 (0.46–2.63)	1.51 (0.51–4.53)	0.30 (0.06–1.65)
	Girls will Like me better	4	1.20 (0.45–3.21)	1.49 (0.60–3.67)	1.72 (0.63–4.66)	0.94 (0.25–3.47)
ADULT INFLUENCE	Parent wants me to	8.1	1.39 (0.63–3.06)	4.05 (2.24–7.33) *	5.13 (2.45–10.75) *	10.23 (3.72–28.14) *
	Teacher/coach wants me to	1.3	0.55 (0.11–2.78)	0.53 (0.12–2.41)	1.31 (0.33–5.20)	2.45 (0.60–10.05)
	Health Professional wants me to	4.7	1.53 (0.48–4.89)	4.26 (1.83–9.93) *	4.83 (1.74–13.37) *	6.98 (2.25–21.61) *
HEALTH	Be Healthier	48.8	1.56 (1.09–2.26) *	1.82 (1.21–2.74) *	1.89 (1.31–2.72) *	2.10 (1.14–3.87) *
	Better at Sports	30.5	0.72 (0.47–1.12)	0.88 (0.65–1.21)	0.70 (0.45–1.09)	0.88 (0.47–1.67)
	Want to feel better	1.9	1.03 (0.36–2.97)	1.11 (0.39–3.12)	0.66 (0.19–2.25)	0.19 (0.02–1.66)
MODELING BEHAVIOR	Friends are trying	1.8	0.96 (0.28–3.30)	1.51 (0.50–4.57)	0.50 (0.08–2.98)	1.31 (0.30–5.69)
	Someone in family is trying	6	1.46 (0.69–3.09)	1.40 (0.71–2.78)	1.10 (0.39–3.15)	2.13 (0.35–13.11)
	Other	2.3	1.12 (0.41–3.08)	0.48 (0.17–1.34)	0.83 (0.33–2.09)	0.19 (−.02–1.54)

^aParticipants could choose more than one reason for trying to lose weight.

^bOdds ratio (95% confidence interval) reporting odds that a child of this weight status is more likely to report a particular weight loss motivation compared to a healthy weight child, adjusted for race, income, age, and sex

^*Statistically significant