Table 3.

Logistic regression analyses of factors associated with stages of intentional weight control (N = 433).

	Advanced Stage (Action/Maintenance) vs. Early Stage (Precontemplation/Contemplation)
Variable	Odds Ratios	[95% CI]		p-value
Colorectal cancer screening (ref. No)	2.49	1.354	4.576	0.003
Age	0.93	0.883	0.985	0.013
Male (ref. Female)	0.19	0.101	0.370	0.000
Annual household income (ref. <$20,000)
$20,000–$39,999	0.63	0.255	1.573	0.325
$40,000–$59,999	0.36	0.124	1.036	0.058
$60,000–$79,999	0.48	0.150	1.509	0.208
$80,000–$99,999	0.45	0.126	1.628	0.225
≥$100,000	0.63	0.161	2.487	0.513
Education (ref. <College)	2.06	1.071	3.945	0.030
Married/Partnered (ref. Not married/partnered)	1.73	0.749	4.014	0.199
Length of residence in the U.S. (Months)’	1.00	0.997	1.002	0.495
Self-rated English proficiency (ref. Poor)
Bad	0.63	0.221	1.816	0.396
Fair	0.71	0.246	2.074	0.536
Good	0.47	0.113	1.985	0.306
Excellent	0.35	0.041	3.006	0.339
Prior cancer diagnosis (ref. No)	1.42	0.610	3.297	0.417
Body mass index	1.54	1.356	1.756	0.000
Number of chronic conditions	1.39	1.022	1.892	0.036
Self-rated health status (ref. Poor)
Bad	0.30	0.023	3.887	0.357
Fair	0.49	0.050	4.695	0.533
Good	0.85	0.084	8.475	0.887
Excellent	0.40	0.032	4.922	0.472
Health insurance (ref. No)	1.29	0.664	2.518	0.450
Having a primary doctor (ref. No)	1.26	0.648	2.432	0.500