Table 2.

Multivariable models testing associations with feeling ‘too heavy’ and ‘too light’ among normal-weight older men and women

	Too heavy						Too light
	Men (n=581)			Women (n=917)			Men (n=581)			Women (n=917)
	%*	OR (95% CI)	P value	%*	OR (95% CI)	P value	%*	OR (95% CI)	P value	%*	OR (95% CI)	P value
Age (years)	–	1.01 (0.96 to 1.06)	0.717	–	0.97 (0.94 to 1.00)	0.049	–	1.01 (0.97 to 1.05)	0.745	–	1.04 (1.00 to 1.09)	0.042
Ethnicity
White	5.7	1.00	–	12.6	1.00	–	12.2	1.00	–	7.1	1.00	–
Non-white	4.8	0.94 (0.14 to 6.55)	0.952	9.5	0.42 (0.09 to 1.89)	0.258	42.9	6.26 (2.09 to 18.76)	0.001	9.5	1.96 (0.36 to 10.82)	0.440
SES
Higher	5.4	1.00	–	11.9	1.00	–	10.3	1.00	–	3.7	1.00	–
Intermediate	7.8	1.40 (0.53 to 3.71)	0.504	12.5	1.18 (0.64 to 2.17)	0.605	10.7	0.84 (0.36 to 1.96)	0.689	9.3	2.26 (0.87 to 5.86)	0.093
Lower	5.1	1.03 (0.40 to 2.70)	0.948	13.4	1.26 (0.69 to 2.31)	0.457	19.7	1.30 (0.64 to 2.64)	0.474	8.9	2.15 (0.83 to 5.57)	0.114
Self-rated health
Good/very good/excellent	5.6	1.00	–	13.1	1.00	–	8.2	1.00	–	4.8	1.00	–
Fair/poor	5.8	1.17 (0.47 to 2.92)	0.730	9.9	0.88 (0.45 to 1.72)	0.717	29.2	3.70 (1.88 to 7.28)	<0.001	17.6	2.61 (1.27 to 5.35)	0.009
BMI	–	1.76 (1.18 to 2.61)	0.005	–	2.14 (1.69 to 2.72)	<0.001	–	0.53 (0.43 to 0.64)	<0.001	–	0.47 (0.38 to 0.58)	<0.001
Chronic health conditions
None	–	–	–	–	–	–	10.0	1.00	–	4.3	1.00	–
≥1	–	–	–	–	–	–	17.3	1.07 (0.54 to 2.14)	0.840	10.0	2.21 (1.03 to 4.77)	0.043

Weighted data. Sample sizes (n) are shown unweighted.

*Indicates the percentage of normal-weight participants in each group perceiving themselves to be too heavy/too light.

SES, socioeconomic status; BMI, body mass index.