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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Nutr Educ Behav. 2020 Jul;52(7):713–718. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2020.03.002

Table 2.

Adjusted Odds of Being Weighed, Told Weight Status and Referred for Nutrition or Exercise Counseling by A Providera

Variable Weighed by provider
(N=2562)
Told weight status
(N=2292)
Provided referral
(N=710)
*P-value
Has children 1.33 (0.87–2.03) 0.99 (0.69–1.41) 1.61 (1.003–2.583)* 0.048

Age
20–39 years Reference Reference Reference
40–50 years 1.50 (0.89–2.53) 0.94 (0.69–1.29) 1.28 (0.77–2.11)

Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White Reference Reference Reference
Non-Hispanic Black 1.11 (0.66–1.85) 1.56 (1.08–2.27)* 1.51 (0.76–2.98) 0.02
Hispanic 1.16 (0.71–1.89) 1.81 (1.20–2.73)* 1.00 (0.53–1.92) <0.001
Otherb 1.34 (0.79–2.28) 1.38 (0.76–2.49) 1.65 (0.71–3.86)

Education
≤9th grade Reference Reference Reference
10–12th grade 1.11 (0.38–3.24) 0.53 (0.22–1.31) 0.78 (0.24–2.52)
College or above 1.74 (0.54–5.56) 0.51 (0.22–1.21) 0.68 (0.19–2.45)

Socioeconomic statusc
<100% Reference Reference Reference
100–499% 0.86 (0.50–1.47) 1.03 (0.67–1.58) 0.78 (0.38–1.60)
>499% 1.02 (0.49–2.08) 1.41 (0.87–2.29) 0.52 (0.20–1.33)

Self-reported BMId
Normal Reference Reference
Underweight 0.32 (0.4–2.33) 1.21 (0.24–6.02) NA
Overweight 0.60 (0.35–1.05) 0.64 (0.47–0.88)* <0.001
Obese 1.06 (0.65–1.72) 1.20 (0.82–1.76)

Consistent health insurance coverage for last 12 months 1.46 (0.91–2.36) 0.92 (0.62–1.35) 1.12 (0.60–2.09)
*

Exact p-value provided.

Logistic regression used for analysis.

Model adjusted for all other covariates in the table.

a

Weighted to reflect the U.S. male civilian noninstitutional population.

b

Other: Asian, Pacific Islander, Alaskan native, and American Indian

c

Level defined by the U.S. Census Bureau for the preceding year (2014–2016) and takes into account the total household income and family size.

d

Self-reported body mass index (BMI) is based on the height and weight the father provided at the time of the interview.