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Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2021 Aug 15;26(3):686–697. doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03428-0

Table 3.

Generalized linear models examining cross-sectional associations between HIV status and retrospectively-assessed weight stigma experiences and internalization (Aim 1).

AIM 1 OUTCOMES (BASELINE-MEASURED)
Variables EMMs (SE) B SE df Wald Chi Square p OR
Internalized weight stigma (WBIS; scale: 1–7)
Adults with obesity –
no HIV diagnosis (n=51)
4.02 (0.22) reference
Adults with obesity –
HIV diagnosis (n=50)
4.23 (0.22) 0.21 0.33 1, 93 0.40 0.53 1.05
Lifetime weight stigma experiences (SSI-B; scale: 0–9)
Adults with obesity –
no HIV diagnosis (n=51)
1.40 (0.25) reference
Adults with obesity –
HIV diagnosis (n=50)
1.05 (0.19) −0.29 0.27 1, 93 1.13 0.29 0.75
Lifetime weight stigma experiences (DIIS; scale: 1–4)
Adults with obesity –
no HIV diagnosis (n=51)
1.84 (0.10) reference
Adults with obesity –
HIV diagnosis (n=50)
1.51 (0.08) −0.19 0.08 1, 93 5.67 0.02* 0.82

Notes: Covariates in all models included biological sex, age, race, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and BMI.

*

p < .05,

**

p < .01,

***

p < .001.

EMM, Estimated Marginal Means; SE, Standard Error; df, degrees of freedom; OR, Odds Ratio; DIIS, Distressing Interpersonal Interactions Scale; SSI-B, Stigmatizing Situations Inventory – Brief; WBIS, Weight Bias Internalization Scale.