Table 2.

Weighted Logistic Regression Models by Race/Hispanic Origin, Age Group, Smoking Status, and Education for Weight Status in the NHANES 2013–2014

Characteristic	Weight status OR (95% CI)
	Female		Male
	Current obese	Ever obese	Current obese	Ever obese
Age, years
20–39	1 [Ref]	1 [Ref]	1 [Ref]	1 [Ref]
40–59	1.38 (1.10, 1.74)	1.35 (1.06, 1.72)	1.27 (0.90, 1.78)	1.38 (1.06, 1.79)
>60	1.10 (0.88, 1.38)	1.49 (1.18, 1.77)	1.17 (0.72, 1.90)	1.46 (0.96, 2.22)
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white	1 [Ref]	1 [Ref]	1 [Ref]	1 [Ref]
Non-Hispanic black	2.16 (1.80, 2.60)	2.44 (2.03, 2.93)	1.23 (0.89, 1.68)	1.19 (0.93, 1.51)
Hispanic	1.41 (1.02, 1.94)	1.49 (1.14, 1.94)	1.26 (0.86, 1.86)	1.60 (1.11, 2.32)
Other	0.42 (0.27, 0.63)	0.49 (0.32, 0.73)	0.55 (0.36, 0.84)	0.43 (0.29, 0.64)
Education
<High school	1 [Ref]	1 [Ref]	1 [Ref]	1 [Ref]
High school	1.04 (0.76, 1.42)	1.15 (0.85, 1.55)	1.07 (0.74, 1.53)	1.22 (0.88, 1.69)
>High school	0.73 (0.57, 0.95)	0.80 (0.58, 1.11)	1.01 (0.68, 1.50)	1.04 (0.73, 1.48)
Smoking status
Never	1 [Ref]	1 [Ref]	1 [Ref]	1 [Ref]
Former	1.29 (0.96, 1.75)	1.43 (1.08, 1.90)	1.27 (0.94, 1.71)	1.81 (1.37, 2.38)
Current	0.99 (0.61, 1.59)	1.25 (0.80, 1.94)	0.73 (0.55, 0.96)	1.10 (0.93, 1.29)

Note: Multivariable models adjusted for age categories, race/ethnicity, educational levels, and smoking status. “Current obese” column uses non-obese as the comparison, and “Ever obese” uses never-obese as the comparison.

NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey