Table 3.
Adjusted odds ratios of weight lose behaviors according to weight status and perceived weight among the participants separately.
| Trying to lose weight | Weight control behaviors among women who had tried to lose weight | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Fasting/meal skipping | Dieting (ate less) | Diet pill | One kind of food | ||
| Weight statusa | ||||||
| Normal | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) |
| Overweight | 1.46 (1.27–1.68) | 1.12 (0.90–1.40) | 1.12 (0.86–1.46) | 1.03 (0.80–1.33) | 1.17 (0.86–1.58) | 0.75 (0.50–1.11) |
| Obese | 1.59 (1.36–1.87) | 0.99 (0.78–1.26) | 1.29 (0.96–1.72) | 0.96 (0.73–1.26) | 1.53 (1.10–2.12) | 0.80 (0.51–1.23) |
| Perceived weightb | ||||||
| Underweight | 0.34 (0.24–0.46) | 1.72 (0.92–3.28) | 1.56 (0.80–2.93) | 0.47 (0.25–0.87) | 1.42 (0.59–3.04) | 1.48 (0.58–3.31) |
| Right weight | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) |
| Overweight | 3.49 (3.09–3.96) | 0.93 (0.77–1.14) | 0.91 (0.71–1.15) | 1.29 (1.03–1.62) | 1.55 (1.17–2.08) | 1.26 (0.89–1.80) |
| Obese | 6.52 (5.21–8.17) | 1.36 (1.00–1.85) | 1.50 (1.05–2.13) | 1.13 (0.80–1.61) | 3.12 (2.08–4.66) | 1.07 (0.58–1.87) |
aAdjusted for age, residential area, marital status, education, household income, smoking, drinking, perceived health status, and perceived weight.
bAdjusted for age, residential area, marital status, education, household income, smoking, drinking, perceived health status, and weight status.