Table 2 Factors associated with weight underestimation among overweight and obese participants
Factors | Weight perception, n(%) | OR(95%CI) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Accurate | Underestimated | |||
Age, mean(SD) | 44.5(11.94) | 50.6(12.81) | 1.04(1.04~ 1.05) | < 0.001 |
Gender | < 0.001 | |||
Male | 3817(47.8) | 2241(60.0) | 1 | |
Female | 4176(52.2) | 1493(40.0) | 0.40(0.36~ 0.43) | |
Region | < 0.001 | |||
Urban | 5993(75.0) | 2509(67.4) | 1 | |
Rural | 1993(25.0) | 1213(32.6) | 1.36(1.22~ 1.53) | |
Education | < 0.001 | |||
Middle school or less | 2551(31.9) | 1887(50.5) | 1 | |
High school | 2523(31.6) | 1116(29.9) | 0.76(0.68~ 0.85) | < 0.001 |
Some college or more | 2912(36.5) | 730(19.6) | 0.52(0.46~ 0.59) | < 0.001 |
Income | < 0.001 | |||
< 1000 | 501(6.6) | 486(13.8) | 1 | |
1000~ 4999 | 6683(88.7) | 2918(82.9) | 0.69(0.59~ 0.80) | < 0.001 |
≥ 5000 | 354(4.7) | 118(3.4) | 0.64(0.49~ 0.84) | 0.001 |
Hypertension | < 0.001 | |||
No | 4190(52.4) | 1778(47.6) | 1 | |
Yes | 3803(47.6) | 1956(52.4) | 0.71(0.64~ 0.77) | |
Diabetes | 0.001 | |||
No | 7083(88.6) | 3095(82.9) | 1 | |
Yes | 910(11.4) | 639(17.1) | 1.23(1.09~ 1.40) | |
Dyslipidemia | < 0.001 | |||
No | 2766(34.8) | 1496(40.4) | 1 | |
Yes | 5171(65.2) | 2208(59.6) | 0.63(0.58~ 0.70) | |