Table 2.

Unadjusted relative risk ratios of predictors of being overweight or obese compared to normal weight

Variables	RRR	95 % Confidence interval
Associations with being overweight
Age	1.02	1.01–1.03**
Education: eighth grade higher	0.66	0.40–1.09
Medicaid	1.38	0.79–2.41
Diabetes	1.92	0.98–3.79
Systolic blood pressure
SBP 120–140 mmHG (pre-hypertensive)	1.50	0.88–2.56
SBP > 140 mmHG (hypertensive)	2.69	1.33–5.44**
Depression (measured with the PHQ-9)
Mild	1.21	0.64–2.28
Moderate/moderately severe/severe	1.64	0.85–3.16
Poor self-reported health	1.74	1.11–2.73*
Eating out at restaurants per week	0.71	0.60–0.83**
Physical activity barrier (time)	1.18	0.71–1.95
TV > 1 h per day	1.15	0.73–1.82
Chronic financial stress	0.59	0.37–0.93*
Chronic stress about personal health	0.54	0.31–0.94*
Associations with being obese
Age	1.02	1.01–1.04**
Education: eighth grade higher	0.51	0.31–0.83**
Medicaid	0.89	0.53–1.49
Diabetes	4.12	2.18–7.79**
Systolic blood pressure
SBP 120–140 mmHG (pre-hypertensive)	3.18	1.90–5.32**
SBP > 140 mmHG (hypertensive)	5.15	2.59–10.26**
Depression (measured with the PHQ-9)
Mild depression	1.34	0.72–2.52
Moderate/severe	2.94	1.58–5.47**
Poor self-reported health	2.42	1.55–3.76**
Eating out at restaurants per week	0.81	0.71–0.93**
Physical activity barrier (time)	1.91	1.18–3.10**
TV > 1 h per day	1.80	1.14–2.86*
Chronic financial stress	0.77	0.50–1.21
Chronic stress about personal health	0.46	0.27–0.79**

PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire-9

* Statistically significant at 0.05 level

** Statistically significant at 0.01 level