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. 2017 Apr 7;10(2):101–111. doi: 10.1159/000456012

Table 4.

Prediction of support for weight-related antidiscrimination laws or policies

Total support for antidiscrimination laws or policies
β SE Wald p Exp(B) 95% CI
Age, years −0.01 0.00 6.11 0.013 0.99 0.99 – 1.00
Gender, female 0.23 0.09 6.03 0.014 1.25 1.05 – 1.50
Weight status: normal weight, BMI 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 (reference)
 Underweight, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 −0.03 0.44 0.01 0.937 0.97 0.41 – 2.27
 Overweight, BMI 25.0–29.9 kg/m2 0.09 0.10 0.73 0.393 1.09 0.89 – 1.33
 Obesity, BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m2 0.31 0.15 4.32 0.038 1.36 1.02 – 1.83
Education ≥ 12 years −0.03 0.11 0.08 0.774 0.97 0.71 – 1.17
Household income ≥ EUR 2,000/month −0.17 0.09 3.34 0.067 0.82 0.58 – 1.01
Residence, West 0.28 0.13 5.08 0.024 1.25 1.04 – 1.41
Church membership 0.28 0.11 6.45 0.011 1.25 1.06 – 1.39
Readiness to vote in following week 0.25 0.11 5.57 0.018 1.22 1.04 – 1.37
Weight-based victimization 0.12 0.11 1.10 0.294 1.11 0.89 – 1.28
Weight bias internalization 0.34 0.23 2.17 0.141 1.29 0.88 – 1.55
Constant 0.69 0.28

Support for general antidiscrimination laws or policies
β SE Wald p Exp(B) 95% CI

Age, years 0.00 0.00 0.30 0.585 1.00 0.99 – 1.00
Gender, female 0.31 0.09 11.24 0.001 1.37 1.14 – 1.64
Weight status: normal weight, BMI 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 (reference)
 Underweight, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 0.49 0.44 1.27 0.259 1.64 0.70 – 3.87
 Overweight, BMI 25.0–29.9 kg/m2 0.11 0.10 1.16 0.282 1.12 0.91 – 1.37
 Obesity, BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m2 0.28 0.15 3.56 0.059 1.32 0.99 – 1.77
Education ≥ 12 years −0.34 0.12 8.01 0.005 0.60 0.24 – 0.89
Household income > EUR 2,000/month −0.28 0.09 9.36 0.002 0.67 0.41 – 0.89
Residence, West −0.04 0.13 0.12 0.726 0.96 0.66 – 1.19
Church membership 0.29 0.12 6.39 0.011 1.25 1.06 – 1.40
Readiness to vote in following week 0.17 0.11 2.46 0.117 1.16 0.96 – 1.32
Weight-based victimization 0.13 0.11 1.31 0.252 1.12 0.91 – 1.29
Weight bias internalization 0.57 0.22 6.49 0.011 1.44 1.12 – 1.64
Constant −0.17 0.27

Support for employment-specific antidiscrimination laws or policies
P SE Wald p Exp(B) 95% CI

Age, years −0.01 0.00 10.48 0.001 0.99 0.99 – 1.00
Gender, female 0.10 0.09 1.02 0.313 1.10 0.92 – 1.32
Weight status: normal weight, BMI 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 (reference)
 Underweight, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 −0.47 0.43 1.18 0.278 0.63 0.27 – 1.46
 Overweight, BMI 25.0–29.9 kg/m2 0.07 0.10 0.42 0.517 1.07 0.87 – 1.31
 Obesity, BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m2 0.37 0.16 5.57 0.018 1.45 1.06 – 1.96
Education ≥ 12 years 0.29 0.12 5.85 0.016 1.25 1.05 – 1.41
Household income ≥ EUR 2,000/month −0.08 0.09 0.78 0.376 0.91 0.69 – 1.10
Residence, West 0.45 0.12 13.17 <0.001 1.36 1.19 – 1.50
Church membership 0.19 0.11 2.73 0.099 1.17 0.97 – 1.34
Readiness to vote in following week 0.24 0.11 4.92 0.027 1.21 1.03 – 1.36
Weight-based victimization 0.30 0.12 6.58 0.010 1.26 1.07 – 1.41
Weight bias internalization 0.33 0.25 1.70 0.193 1.28 0.82 – 1.56
Constant 1.67 0.30

β = Regression coefficient; SE = standard error; Wald = x2 test (df = 1); Exp(B) = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.

Logistic regression analyses with all variables entered simultaneously.