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Table 5 Univariate and multivariate associations between patient characteristics and accuracy of self-perceived BMI type

From: Self-perceived vs actual and desired weight and body mass index in adult ambulatory general internal medicine patients: a cross sectional study

 

Univariate

Multivariate

Patient characteristic

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

Age, per year

0.99 (0.97-1.00)

.02

0.99 (0.98-1.01)

.22

Male sex

0.43 (0.31-0.62)

<.001

0.52 (0.34-0.77)

.001

Residence

 

.94

 

.70

  Non-MN vs MN

1.06 (0.51-2.20)

.88

1.08 (0.47-2.55)

.85

  International vs MN

0.95 (0.66-1.39)

.80

0.86 (0.57-1.30)

.48

Education

 

.003

 

.03

  HS graduate vs < HS graduate

1.29 (0.56-3.12)

.56

1.34 (0.55-3.43)

.52

  Some college vs < HS graduate

2.07 (0.92-4.91)

.08

1.96 (0.82-4.92)

.13

  College graduate vs < HS graduate

3.39 (1.48-8.24)

.004

2.96 (1.22-7.56)

.02

  Post-graduate vs < HS graduate

2.39 (1.06-5.71)

.04

2.45 (1.03-6.12)

.04

Smoking status

 

.44

 

.04

  Former vs never smoker

1.18 (0.82-1.71)

.37

1.49 (0.99-2.27)

.06

  Smoker vs never smoker

0.81 (0.42-1.54)

.53

0.66 (0.31-1.37)

.27

Actual BMI, per single BMI unit

0.92 (0.88-0.95)

<.001

0.93 (0.89-0.96)

<.001

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval, HS high school, MN Minnesota, OR odds ratio.