Table 5.
Odds ratios for lifestyle changes during last 12 months
| Variable | Overweight | Obese | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | p value | OR | 95% CI | p value | |
| Respondents’ group (health care providers and public health experts) | 0.68 | 0.37–1.23 | 0.198 | 1.10 | 0.54–2.27 | 0.790 |
| Sex (female) | 1.09 | 0.68–1.76 | 0.727 | 1.77 | 1.01–3.10 | 0.047 |
| Age (< 45) | 1.64 | 1.06–2.55 | 0.025a | 0.81 | 0.47–1.39 | 0.435 |
| Education (higher) | 0.68 | 0.43–1.06 | 0.090 | 1.81 | 1.05–3.10 | 0.031 |
| Income (> = 500) | 0.99 | 0.64–1.54 | 0.963 | 0.84 | 0.50–1.41 | 0.514 |
| Identified correct figure of obese individual: | ||||||
| Female | 1.22 | 0.63–2.36 | 0.560 | 1.03 | 0.49–2.17 | 0.937 |
| Male | 1.29 | 0.59–2.81 | 0.528 | 1.55 | 0.63–3.77 | 0.337 |
| Perception of own weight | ||||||
| Underestimated | 0.73 | 0.41–1.29 | 0.279 | 0.49 | 0.28–0.84 | 0.010 |
| Overestimated | 0.44 | 0.20–0.96 | 0.036a | – | – | – |
| Perception of own figure | ||||||
| Underestimated | 1.20 | 0.53–2.70 | 0.669 | 1.53 | 0.70–3.38 | 0.286 |
| Overestimated | 1.00 | 0.63–1.57 | 0.981 | – | – | – |
| Happiness with own weight (unhappy) | 1.11 | 0.72–1.72 | 0.628 | 2.57 | 1.36–4.84 | 0.003a |
| Recognizing health risks associated with obesity (less than 2 cardiovascular and 2 other risk factors) | 0.69 | 0.45–1.07 | 0.096 | 1.11 | 0.66–1.86 | 0.699 |
| Causes of obesity: | ||||||
| Inheritance (disagree/neutral-agree) | 1.06 | 0.69–1.63 | 0.797 | 0.64 | 0.38–1.10 | 0.101 |
| Low metabolism (disagree/neutral-agree) | 0.81 | 0.49–1.34 | 0.408 | 0.91 | 0.44–1.86 | 0.790 |
| Eats too much (disagree/neutral-agree) | 0.89 | 0.54–1.47 | 0.639 | 1.12 | 0.65–1.94 | 0.675 |
| Exercise too little (disagree/neutral-agree) | 1.17 | 0.73–1.86 | 0.520 | 1.13 | 0.64–2.00 | 0.677 |
aIndependent risk factors identified in multivariate analysis