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. 2016 Sep 5;16(1):932. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3608-6

Table 4.

Length of residence in Australia by BMI and Odds Overweight/Obesity, men and women

BMI Odds Overweight/Obesity
Model 1a Model 2b Model 3c Model 4d Model 1a Model 2b Model 3c Model 4d
Coeff 95 % CI Coeff 95 % CI Coeff 95 % CI Coeff 95 % CI OR 95 % CrI OR 95 % CrI OR 95 % CrI OR 95 % CrI
Men (FB only)
  < 5 years Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 5–9 years 0.63 (−0.84, 2.10) 0.63 (−0.82, 2.08) 0.71 (−0.73, 2.16) 0.61 (−0.82, 2.05) 1.43 (0.87, 2.37) 1.41 (0.84, 2.34) 1.56 (0.90, 2.73) 1.56 (0.91, 2.70)
 10–14 years 1.47 (0.05, 2.88) 1.18 (−0.25, 2.61) 1.31 (−0.11, 2.74) 0.95 (−0.47, 2.37) 1.37 (0.85, 2.22) 1.06 (0.65, 1.73) 1.15 (0.67, 2.0) 1.03 (0.61, 1.78)
  ≥ 15 years 2.05 (0.96, 3.14) 1.45 (0.28, 2.61) 1.54 (0.37, 2.71) 1.27 (0.10, 2.44) 2.20 (1.53, 3.16) 1.43 (0.95, 2.16) 1.54 (0.98, 2.44) 1.33 (0.86, 2.08)
Women (FB only)
  < 5 years Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 5–9 years 1.53 (−0.01, 3.07) 0.97 (−0.57, 2.52) 0.86 (−0.67, 2.40) 1.13 (−0.38, 2.64) 1.28 (0.75, 2.15) 1.09 (0.64, 1.83) 1.06 (0.61, 1.82) 1.17 (0.66, 2.06)
 10–14 years 1.24 (−0.14, 2.64) 0.56 (−0.85, 1.97) 0.34 (−1.06, 1.73) 0.19 (−1.17, 1.56) 1.97 (1.24, 3.11) 1.54 (0.96, 2.42) 1.47 (0.91, 2.37) 1.43 (0.87, 0.42)
  ≥ 15 years 2.86 (1.81, 3.91) 1.32 (0.13, 2.50) 1.13 (−0.06, 2.31) 0.77 (−0.40, 1.93) 3.17 (2.19, 4.60) 1.79 (1.21, 2.61) 1.75 (1.17, 2.63) 1.59 (1.04, 2.46)

Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, Coeff coefficient, CI confidence interval, CrI credible interval, FB foreign born, OR odds ratio

aBase model, no adjustment. bAdjusted for age. cAdjusted for age, area remoteness, education, occupation, household income, neighbourhood disadvantage. dAdjusted for age, area remoteness, education, occupation, household income, neighbourhood disadvantage, country of birth. Bold p < 0.05