Table 2 Estimated prevalence of body dissatisfaction according to demographic, socioeconomic, environmental and health variables for women in the 1982 Birth Cohort of Pelotas. Southern Brazil, 1982 to 2004–2005
From: Body size dissatisfaction among young adults from the 1982 Pelotas birth cohort
Variables | n | Body image perception (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Smaller | Satisfied | Larger | ||
Skin color (n=1853) | 0.06 a | 0.30 a | ||
White | 1454 | 14.0 | 27.7 | 58.3 |
Black or mixed | 399 | 17.8 | 23.3 | 58.9 |
Marital status (n=1913) | 0.73 a | 0.001 a | ||
Without a partner | 1088 | 14.3 | 31.0 | 54.7 |
With a partner | 825 | 14.9 | 21.0 | 64.1 |
Had children (n=1913) | <0.001 a | 0.37 a | ||
No | 1165 | 11.8 | 30.3 | 57.9 |
Yes | 748 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 60.0 |
Schooling (years) (n=1913) | <0.001 b | 0.32 b | ||
⩾12 | 381 | 8.4 | 29.4 | 62.2 |
9–11 | 981 | 13.0 | 28.4 | 58.6 |
5–8 | 428 | 21.7 | 20.8 | 57.5 |
0–4 | 123 | 21.1 | 25.2 | 53.7 |
Family income-2004-2005 (tertile) (n=1913) | <0.001 b | 0.64 b | ||
Third | 606 | 10.4 | 29.5 | 60.1 |
Second | 637 | 14.9 | 26.2 | 58.9 |
First | 670 | 18.1 | 24.4 | 57.5 |
Work in the month prior to the interview (n=1913) | 0.92 a | 0.78 a | ||
No | 897 | 14.5 | 27.1 | 58.4 |
Yes | 1016 | 14.7 | 26.2 | 59.1 |
Psychological well-being (n=1912) | 0.01 a | 0.45 a | ||
Better | 1732 | 13.9 | 27.1 | 59.0 |
Worse | 180 | 21.7 | 22.2 | 56.1 |
Physical inactivity during leisure time (n=1913) | 0.03 a | 0.17 a | ||
No | 388 | 11.1 | 27.0 | 61.9 |
Yes | 1525 | 15.5 | 26.5 | 58.0 |
Smoking (n=1913) | <0.001 a | 0.02 a | ||
No | 1466 | 12.7 | 27.1 | 60.2 |
Yes | 447 | 20.8 | 25.1 | 54.1 |
Minor psychiatric disorders (n=1911) | 0.01 a | 0.05 a | ||
No | 1286 | 13.1 | 29.7 | 57.2 |
Yes | 625 | 17.4 | 20.7 | 61.9 |
Body mass index (n=1912) | <0.001 b | <0.001 b | ||
Underweight | 145 | 67.6 | 29.6 | 2.8 |
Adequate | 1272 | 14.2 | 35.1 | 50.7 |
Overweight | 327 | 0.31 | 5.5 | 94.2 |
Obesity | 168 | 0 | 1.2 | 98.8 |
