Table 5. Factors Associated with Consider Yourself in Terms of Body Weight (a).
*p<0.05
a. The table shows an ordered logistic regression model of response to the question on self-perceived weight. OD refers to the odds of being in a higher (heavier) and underweight category rather than normal-weight perception category, with normal weight as the reference category.
S: Significance value
| Consider Yourself | |||
| S | OR | CI | |
| Age (years) | |||
| 14-15 | 0.008* | 4.953 | 1.511 – 16.234 |
| 16-18 | 1 | ||
| Gender | |||
| Male | 0.276 | 1.432 | 0.750 – 2.733 |
| Female | 1 | ||
| Year in school | |||
| Freshman | 0.104 | 0.289 | 0.065 – 1.288 |
| Sophomore | 0.115 | 0.365 | 0.104 – 1.278 |
| Junior | 0.939 | 1.045 | 0.337 – 3.242 |
| Senior | 1 | ||
| Race | |||
| Non-white Hispanic | 0.135 | 0.555 | 0.256 – 1.202 |
| Black | 0.825 | 0.835 | 0.168 – 4.156 |
| White | 1 | ||
| BMI | |||
| Underweight | 0.032* | 4.009 | 1.131 – 14.216 |
| Overweight | 0.691 | 1.168 | 0.543 – 2.511 |
| Obese | 0.051 | 2.369 | 0.998 – 5.625 |
| Normal Weight | 1 | ||