Table 3.
Association between actual obesity and perceived overweight among children by race and gender
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 95% CI | B | 95% CI | B | 95% CI | B | 95% CI | |
| Whites | Blacks | Males | Females | |||||
| Actual obesity | 0.82 *** | 0.75–0.89 | 0.65 *** | 0.54–0.77 | 0.82 *** | 0.74–0.90 | 0.74 *** | 0.64–0.83 |
| Ethnicity (Hispanic) | 0.00 | −0.09–0.09 | −0.01 | −0.17–0.14 | −0.15 *** | −0.22–−0.08 | −0.08 *** | −0.15–−0.01 |
| Gender (Female) | 0.15 *** | 0.10–0.19 | 0.21 *** | 0.12–0.30 | - | - | - | - |
| Race (Black) | - | - | - | - | 0.01 | −0.10–0.12 | −0.03 | −0.13–0.07 |
| Age | 0.02 ** | 0.00–0.03 | −0.02 | −0.05–0.01 | −0.01 | −0.03–0.01 | 0.04 *** | 0.02–0.05 |
| Mother employed | −0.04 | −0.09–0.02 | −0.05 | −0.14–0.04 | −0.03 | −0.11–0.04 | −0.04 | −0.11–0.02 |
| Both parents present in the family | −0.03 | −0.09–0.02 | 0.03 | −0.05–0.12 | −0.03 | −0.09–0.04 | −0.02 | −0.08–0.04 |
| Subjective socioeconomic status (SES) (low) | 0.04 ** | 0.01–0.06 | −0.01 | −0.06–0.04 | 0.01 | −0.02–0.05 | 0.04 *** | 0.01–0.07 |
| Intercept | 2.74 *** | 2.51–2.97 | 3.25 *** | 2.88–3.61 | 3.21 *** | 2.91–3.51 | 2.64 *** | 2.40–2.87 |
Outcome: Perceived overweight. Source: Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC), 2009–2010 [14]. Sample size: 8860 children including 6581 (74.28%) White and 2279 (25.72%) Black children, B: adjusted regression coefficient, CI: confidence interval, **p < 0.001, *** p < 0.01.