Table 1.
Logistic regression analyses of obesity in a regional sample of women and men from Manitoba and Saskatchewan a
| Men |
Women |
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| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | ||
| Exposure variable | |||||
| Physically abused as a child | |||||
| No | 1.00 | referent | 1.00 | referent | |
| Yes | 1.12 | (0.82, 1.53) | 1.35 | (1.09, 1.67)** | |
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| Demographic variables | |||||
| Age, years | |||||
| 18–29 | 1.00 | referent | 1.00 | referent | |
| 30–39 | 1.52 | (1.19, 1.93)** | 1.28 | (1.00, 1.62)* | |
| 40–49 | 1.69 | (1.33, 2.14)*** | 1.57 | (1.26, 1.97)*** | |
| 50–59 | 1.94 | (1.52, 2.47)*** | 1.96 | (1.56, 2.46)*** | |
| 60–69 | 1.84 | (1.40, 2.43)*** | 1.51 | (1.17, 1.97)** | |
| 70–79 | 1.06 | (0.76, 1.49) | 1.46 | (1.11, 1.93)** | |
| 80+ | 0.44 | (0.25, 0.80)** | 0.81 | (0.57, 1.17) | |
| Race | |||||
| White | 1.00 | referent | 1.00 | referent | |
| Visible minority | 0.63 | (0.50, 0.79)*** | 1.20 | (1.00, 1.45) | |
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| Childhood stressors | |||||
| Parental divorce | |||||
| No | 1.00 | referent | 1.00 | referent | |
| Yes | 0.91 | (0.73, 1.14) | 0.99 | (0.80, 1.23) | |
| Parental addiction | |||||
| No | 1.00 | referent | 1.00 | referent | |
| Yes | 1.21 | (0.98, 1.48) | 0.99 | (0.82, 1.19) | |
| Parental unemployment | |||||
| No | 1.00 | referent | 1.00 | referent | |
| Yes | 1.48 | (1.16, 1.87)** | 1.03 | (0.83, 1.28) | |
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| Adult socioeconomic status | |||||
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 1.26 | (1.05, 1.51)* | 1.24 | (1.03, 1.50)* | |
| High school graduate | 0.98 | (0.83, 1.16) | 0.97 | (0.83, 1.13) | |
| Post-secondary graduate | 1.00 | referent | 1.00 | referent | |
| Household income | |||||
| Missing data | 0.86 | (0.67, 1.09) | 0.88 | (0.70, 1.10) | |
| No or <USD 15,000 | 1.45 | (1.03, 2.04)* | 1.62 | (1.24, 2.10)*** | |
| USD 15,000–29,999 | 0.85 | (0.65, 1.11) | 1.35 | (1.09, 1.66)** | |
| USD 30,000–49,999 | 0.89 | (0.74, 1.07) | 1.39 | (1.16, 1.65)*** | |
| USD 50,000 or more | 1.00 | referent | 1.00 | referent | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Not married | 1.00 | referent | 1.00 | referent | |
| Married | 1.57 | (1.32, 1.87)*** | 1.02 | (0.88, 1.18) | |
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| Current health behaviours | |||||
| Physical activity level | |||||
| Active | 1.00 | referent | 1.00 | referent | |
| Moderate | 1.37 | (1.11, 1.69)** | 1.59 | (1.28, 1.98)*** | |
| Inactive | 1.80 | (1.50, 2.15)*** | 2.21 | (1.82, 2.68)*** | |
| Smoking status | |||||
| Current or former smoker | 1.30 | (1.10, 1.53)** | 1.10 | (0.95, 1.26) | |
| Never smoker | 1.00 | referent | 1.00 | referent | |
| Alcohol use | |||||
| Abstainer/Very light drinker | 1.05 | (0.76, 1.44) | 1.84 | (1.23, 2.75)** | |
| Lower consumption | 1.09 | (0.78, 1.52) | 1.23 | (0.80, 1.89) | |
| Higher consumption | 1.00 | referent | 1.00 | referent | |
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| Mental health | |||||
| History of mood disorder | |||||
| No | 1.00 | referent | 1.00 | referent | |
| Yes | 1.13 | (0.78, 1.64) | 1.66 | (1.31, 2.09)*** | |
| History of anxiety disorder | |||||
| No | 1.00 | referent | 1.00 | referent | |
| Yes | 0.78 | (0.50, 1.22) | 0.79 | (0.59, 1.06) | |
a
Sample sizes are presented in their unweighted form. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals are weighted to adjust for the probability of selection and non-response according to Statistics Canada data release guidelines.
OR = Odds ratio
CI = confidence interval.
*
p < 0.05.
**
p < 0.01.
***
p < 0.001.
Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey, 2005.