Table 3.

Multivariable models testing associations with feeling ‘about the right weight’ among older men and women with overweight

	Men (n=1083)			Women (n=1052)
	%*	OR (95% CI)	P value	%*	OR (95% CI)	P value
Age (years)	–	1.04 (1.02 to 1.06)	<0.001	–	1.06 (1.04 to 1.09)	<0.001
Ethnicity
White	52.7	1.00	–	34.9	1.00	–
Non-white	48.8	1.77 (0.87 to 3.59)	0.115	61.9	3.79 (1.44 to 9.94)	0.007
SES
Higher	53.5	1.00	–	28.9	1.00	–
Intermediate	54.4	1.22 (0.83 to 1.81)	0.313	37.5	1.78 (1.14 to 2.79)	0.011
Lower	50.4	1.14 (0.81 to 1.59)	0.458	38.1	1.73 (1.13 to 2.66)	0.013
Self-rated health
Good/very good/excellent	54.3	1.00	–	34.1	1.00	–
Fair/poor	46.4	0.93 (0.65 to 1.33)	0.688	40.3	1.26 (0.84 to 1.89)	0.273
BMI	–	0.52 (0.47 to 0.59)	<0.001	–	0.55 (0.48 to 0.63)	<0.001
Chronic health conditions
None	58.8	1.00	–	32.6	1.00	–
≥1	45.8	0.56 (0.41 to 0.76)	<0.001	37.4	1.08 (0.76 to 1.55)	0.659

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

*Indicates the percentage of overweight participants in each group perceiving themselves to be about the right weight or too light.

BMI, body mass index; SES, socioeconomic status.