Table 3 Regression coefficients of weight stigma on health behaviors unadjusted and adjusted for age, gender, education, race/ethnicity, and BMI .

From: Weight stigma and health behaviors: evidence from the Eating in America Study

 

Adjusted coefficient

Unadjusted coefficient

b

SE

β

95% CI of b

p

b

SE

β

95% CI of b

p

Sleep disturbance

Weight stigma

0.27

0.03

0.22

0.20, 0.33

<0.001

0.33

0.03

0.28

0.27, 0.39

<0.001

Age

−0.01

0.002

−0.16

−0.01, −0.01

<0.001

     

Gender

−0.13

0.05

−0.07

−0.24, −0.03

0.015

     

Race/Ethnicity

−0.001

0.02

−0.001

−0.04, 0.04

0.979

     

Education

−0.05

0.02

−0.08

−0.09, −0.02

0.002

     

BMI

0.001

0.004

0.01

−0.01, 0.01

0.764

     

Alcohol use

Weight stigma

0.30

0.10

0.09

0.11, 0.49

0.002

0.34

0.09

0.10

0.16, 0.51

<0.001

Age

−0.03

0.01

−0.17

−0.04, −0.02

<0.001

     

Gender

0.90

0.15

0.16

0.60, 1.20

<0.001

     

Race/Ethnicity

0.02

0.06

0.01

−0.10, 0.13

0.771

     

Education

0.10

0.05

0.05

0.00, 0.20

0.049

     

BMI

−0.03

0.01

−0.08

−0.05, −0.01

0.007

     

Disordered eating

Weight stigma

0.34

0.02

0.47

0.31, 0.38

<0.001

0.40

0.02

0.54

0.37, 0.43

<0.001

Age

−0.01

0.001

−0.17

−0.01, −0.004

<0.001

     

Gender

−0.14

0.03

−0.11

−0.20, −0.08

<0.001

     

Race/Ethnicity

−0.01

0.01

−0.02

−0.03, 0.01

0.473

     

Education

0.03

0.01

0.07

0.01, 0.05

0.003

     

BMI

0.01

0.002

0.09

0.004, 0.01

<0.001

     

Comfort eating

Weight stigma

0.32

0.04

0.25

0.25, 0.39

<0.001

0.40

0.03

0.32

0.34, 0.47

<0.001

Age

−0.01

0.002

−0.15

−0.01, −0.005

<0.001

     

Gender

0.02

0.06

0.01

−0.10, 0.13

0.787

     

Race/Ethnicity

−0.003

0.02

−0.004

−0.05, 0.04

0.882

     

Education

0.05

0.02

0.07

0.01, 0.09

0.009

     

BMI

0.01

0.004

0.10

0.01, 0.02

0.001

     

Physical activity

Weight stigma

−0.04

0.05

−0.02

−0.13, 0.05

0.402

−0.14

0.04

−0.09

−0.23, −0.05

0.002

Age

−0.01

0.003

−0.08

−0.01, −0.002

0.006

     

Gender

0.18

0.08

0.07

0.03, 0.33

0.016

     

Race/Ethnicity

−0.11

0.03

−0.11

−0.16, −0.05

<0.001

     

Education

0.10

0.02

0.10

0.05, 0.14

<0.001

     

BMI

−0.04

0.01

−0.20

−0.05, −0.03

<0.001

     
  1. Bold indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05). SE = standard error; b = unstandardized regression coefficient; β = standardized regression coefficient. Natural log values for comfort eating were used in the analyses. Gender was coded as: 1 = Woman, 2 = Man, 3 = Non-binary/Other. Race/ethnicity was coded as: 1 = White, 2 = Black/African American, 3 = Native American/Eskimo/Aleut, 4 = Hispanic/Latinx, 5 = Asian/Asian-American, 6 = Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 7 = Biracial/Multiracial, 8 = Other. Education was coded as: 1 = Less than high school, 2 = High school diploma or equivalent, 3 = Some college, but no degree, 4 = Associate degree, 5 = Bachelor’s degree, 6 = Master’s degree, 7 = Doctorate or professional degree such as JD/MD. Age and BMI were entered as continuous variables.
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