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. 2021 Mar 3;45(6):1259–1270. doi: 10.1038/s41366-021-00791-9

Table 4.

Summary of multiple regression analysis for variables predicting weight bias (N = 1007).

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
β 95% CI p β 95% CI p β 95% CI p β 95% CI p
Age −0.12 [−0.25, −0.07] <0.001 −0.13 [−0.25, −0.07] 0.001 −0.09 [−0.22, −0.04] 0.005 −0.08 [−0.20, −0.01] 0.026
Gender −0.20 [−10.04, −5.49] <0.001 −0.20 [−10.01, −5.44] <0.001 −0.23 [−10.99, −6.45] <0.001 −0.24 [−11.46, −6.84] <0.001
BMI −0.12 [−0.44, −0.14] <0.001 −0.12 [−0.44, −0.14] <0.001 −0.04 [−0.26, 0.07] 0.279 −0.05 [−0.36, 0.09] 0.245
Education −0.08 [−1.86, −0.29] 0.008 −0.08 [−1.84, −0.26] 0.009 −0.09 [−1.87, −0.32] 0.006 −0.10 [−2.00, −0.45] 0.002
National obesity prevalence −0.02 [−2.22, 1.37] 0.644 −0.01 [−2.17, 1.36] 0.651 −0.02 [−2.36, 1.25] 0.548
Health normalisation −0.10 [−2.18, −0.34] 0.007 −0.10 [−2.26, −0.32] 0.009
Attractiveness normalisation −0.14 [−2.72, −0.76] 0.001 −0.13 [−2.73, −0.66] 0.001
Personal contact
 Own body shape exposure 0.05 [−0.45, 1.23] 0.363
 Daily exposure 0.08 [0.03, 1.78] 0.043
 Friends exposure −0.11 [−2.28, −0.48] 0.003
 Family exposure −0.02 [−0.82, 0.37] 0.459
Adjusted R2 0.10 0.09 0.13 0.13
F for change in R2 27.45*** 0.21 19.51*** 2.97*
Model Fit F (4,1003) = 27.45, p < 0.001 F (5,1002) = 21.98, p < 0.001 F (7,1000) = 21.85, p < 0.001 F (11,996) = 15.10, p < 0.001

*p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001