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. 2017 May 26;14(6):566. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14060566

Table 2.

Multivariable linear regression models for predictors of Body Mass Index (BMI) by gender.

Variable Men Women
Unadjusted Adjusted 1 Unadjusted Adjusted 1
Regression Coefficient (95% CI) Regression Coefficient (95% CI) Regression Coefficient (95% CI) Regression Coefficient (95% CI)
Sleep Duration in Hours
7–8 Reference Reference Reference Reference
6 or less 0.24 (0.03, 0.45) * 0.36 (0.07, 0.65) * 0.28 (0.07, 0.48) ** 0.40 (0.13, 0.68) **
9 or more 0.25 (−0.05, 0.56) 0.18 −0.25, 0.63) 0.25 (−0.03, 0.54) 0.02 (−0.38, 0.41)
Region
Central Latin
America/Caribbean Reference Reference
Sub-Saharan Africa −2.31 (−2.74, −1.87) *** −0.70 (−1.11, −0.28) ***
South/Southeast Asia −1.46 (−1.84, −1.08) *** −2.03 (−2.35, −1.71) ***
Central Asia and other regions −0.32 (−0.89, 0.25) −1.76 (−2.32, −1.21) ***
Sleep Quality-Problem
None Reference Reference Reference Reference
Mild −0.11 (−0.35, 0.14) −0.40 (−0.73, 0.07) −0.37 (−0.61, −0.14) ** −0.37 (−0.69, −0.07) *
Moderate −0.10 (−0.36, 0.16) −0.18 (−0.54, 0.19) −0.05 (−0.30, 0.20) −0.11 (−0.45, 0.19)
Severe or Extreme 0.29 (−0.09, 0.66) −0.13 (−0.66, 0.40) 0.12 (−0.23, 0.47) 0.004 (−0.49, 0.40)
Region
Central Latin America/Caribbean Reference Reference
Sub-Saharan Africa −2.30 (−2.74, −1.87) *** −0.72 (−1.13, −0.30) ***
South/Southeast Asia −1.48 (−1.86, −1.10) *** −2.04 (−2.36, −1.72) ***
Central Asia and other regions −0.38 (−0.95, −1.87) *** −1.82 (−2.37, −1.26) ***

1 Adjusted for sociodemographic factors (age socioeconomic status) and lifestyle factors (tobacco use, binge alcohol use, physical inactivity, sedentary behaviour, and depressive symptoms); *** p < 0.001; ** p < 0.01; * p < 0.05.