Table 1.
BMI, self-evaluation of weight and ratings of the most similar shape, the most desirable shape, most respected shape in the country of origin and most healthy shape: Descriptive statistics (Means ± SD and results from t-tests) and regression coefficients from the multiple regression analysis (MRA) of shape ratings (dependent variables) on ethnic-cultural group (0 = European; 1 = Kiribati), centered BMI and interaction term (predictors)
| Range | Means ± SD | Raw regression coefficients B from multiple regression analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictors for MRAs | ||||||
| European | Kiribati | Ethnic Group | BMI | Interaction | ||
| BMI | 25.6 ± 3,4 | 30.3 ± 4.2 *** | ||||
| Self-evaluation of weight | 1–5 | 3.5 ± 0.8 | 3.5 ± 0.8 | |||
| Dependent variables for MRAs | ||||||
| Most similar shape | 1–9 | 4.3 ± 1.6 | 4.7 ± 1.8 | − 1.14 * | 0.34 * | −0.01 |
| Most desirable shape | 1–9 | 3.6 ± 1.1 | 2.8 ± 1.3 * | − 1.08 * | 0.09 | − 0.02 |
| Most respected shape | 1–9 | 4.2 ± 1.3 | 6.7 ± 2.1 *** | 2.85 * | 0.04 | −0.17 |
| Most healthy shape | 1–9 | 3.2 ± 1.3 | 2.5 ± 1.6 | −0.44 | − 0.06 | 0.04 |
* p < 0.05; *** p < 0.001