Table 3. Self-esteem by trying to lose weight across weight-status, stratified by sex (female/male) and race (Black/White).
| White, n= 2671 | ||||
| Entire group | Trying to lose weight | Not trying to lose weight | F-values | |
| Females | ||||
| Normal weight | 7.23(2.19)a | 7.63(2.33) | 7.07(2.12) | 9.62, P=.002 |
| Overweight | 7.24(2.19)a | 7.58(2.00) | 6.76(2.14) | 11.61 P=.001 |
| Obese | 7.74(2.33)b | 7.85(2.36) | 7.45(2.25) | 1.87, P=.172 |
| Males | ||||
| Normal weight | 6.94(2.17) | 7.41(2.32) | 6.92(2.16) | 1.88, P=.171 |
| Overweight | 7.00(2.18) | 7.32(2.37) | 6.91(2.12) | 3.76, P=.053 |
| Obese | 7.15(2.27) | 7.24(2.36) | 7.09(2.22) | .54, P=.463 |
| Black, n=1023 | ||||
| Entire group | Trying to lose weight | Not trying to lose weight | F-values | |
| Females | ||||
| Normal weight | 6.56(1.99)a | 6.88(2.18) | 6.49(1.94) | .83, P=.362 |
| Overweight | 6.71(2.26)ab | 6.70(2.43) | 6.71(2.14) | .21 P=.649 |
| Obese | 7.14(2.48)b | 7.22(2.57) | 6.94(2.26) | .54, P=.464 |
| Males | ||||
| Normal weight | 6.53(2.08) | 6.33(2.52) | 6.53(2.08) | .63, P=.438 |
| Overweight | 6.64(2.59) | 5.76(2.33) | 6.81(2.62) | 1.43, P=.234 |
| Obese | 6.89(2.80) | 7.21(3.30) | 6.58(2.23) | .87, P=.353 |
| Total, n=4,511 | ||||
| Entire group | Trying to lose weight | Not trying to lose weight | F-values | |
| Females | ||||
| Normal weight | 7.11(2.18)a | 7.53(2.27) | 6.95(2.13) | 15.29, P<.001 |
| Overweight | 7.13(2.17)a | 7.46(2.21) | 6.71(2.07) | 17.71, P<.001 |
| Obese | 7.48(2.34)b | 7.52(2.36) | 7.39(2.32) | .56, P=.456 |
| Males | ||||
| Normal weight | 6.88(2.20) | 7.00(2.21) | 6.88(2.20) | .297, P=.586 |
| Overweight | 6.98(2.30) | 7.04(2.43) | 6.96(2.26) | .511, P=.475 |
| Obese | 7.02(2.32) | 7.09(2.47) | 6.96(2.20) | .409, P=.475 |
High self-esteem values represent low self-esteem; Adjusted for age, BMI, education.
a, b. Differing superscript values indicate significant self-esteem values among people with normal weight status relative to overweight or obese status.