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.
Weighted to reflect the U.S. male civilian noninstitutional population.
Other: Asian, Pacific Islander, Alaskan native, and American Indian
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.
Self-reported body mass index (BMI) is based on the height and weight the father provided at the time of the interview.