Table 3.

Multinomial logistic regression of predictors of 5% weight change among the study population^a.

Variable		≥5% Weight loss vs. <5% changeb	≥5% Weight gain vs. <5% changeb
Age group	17–25	1.52 (1.42–1.63)	3.34 (3.12–3.56)
	26–45	1.23 (1.18–1.30)	2.37 (2.24–2.50)
	46–64	0.86 (0.82–0.90)	1.00 (0.94–1.05)
	>65	Ref	Ref
Gender	Female	1.24 (1.20 (1.27)	1.24 (1.21–1.27)
	Male	Ref	Ref
Marital	Married	1.07 (1.03–1.12)	1.07 (1.03–1.10)
	Unmarried/Other/Unknown	Ref	Ref
Region	Western	0.95 (0.91–0.98)	1.03 (0.99–1.06)
	Eastern	0.96 (0.92–0.99)	0.96 (0.93–0.99)
	Central	Ref	Ref
Diabetes	Yes	1.27 (1.23–1.31)	0.91 (0.88–0.94)
	No	Ref	Ref
Hypertension	Yes	1.02 (0.98–1.06)	0.95 (0.91–0.99)
	No	Ref	Ref
Dyslipidemia	Yes	0.79 (0.77–0.82)	0.64 (0.62–0.66)
	No	Ref	Ref

^aData are presented as Odds Ratio (OR) and 95% Confidence Interval (CI).

^bChange of <5% is the reference category for the dependent variable (weight change).