Ethnic Differences in Risk Factors for Obesity among Adults in California, the United States
Table 2
Risk factors for obesity and BMI in U.S. adults, the 2011-12 CHIS ().
Characteristics
Obesity (based on logistic regression)
BMI (based on linear regression)
OR
95% CI
value
β
SE
value
Race
White (ref)
Latino
1.94
1.76–2.15
<0.0001
2.25
0.14
<0.0001
Asian
0.41
0.34–0.50
<0.0001
−1.82
0.14
<0.0001
African American
1.96
1.66–2.31
<0.0001
2.10
0.22
<0.0001
Other
1.51
1.34–1.71
<0.0001
1.46
0.17
<0.0001
Gender
Male (ref)
Female
0.91
0.85–0.98
0.0107
−0.74
0.08
<0.0001
Age in years
18–44 years (ref)
45–64 years
1.32
1.20–1.45
<0.0001
1.09
0.13
<0.0001
65+
0.73
0.66–0.82
<0.0001
−0.44
0.13
0.001
Employment
No (ref)
Yes
0.97
0.88–1.06
0.494
0.01
0.11
0.932
Physical Activity
No (ref)
Yes
0.82
0.75–0.89
<0.0001
−0.71
0.11
<0.0001
Smoking status
Never (ref)
Current
1.00
0.87–1.14
0.956
−0.24
0.13
0.084
Past
1.19
1.09–1.29
<0.0001
0.48
0.10
<0.0001
Binge drinking
No (ref)
Infrequent
1.05
0.94–1.17
0.427
0.18
0.15
0.233
Frequent
0.99
0.85–1.16
0.906
−0.03
0.16
0.850
Arthritis
No (ref)
Yes
1.66
1.52–1.82
<0.0001
1.50
0.12
<0.0001
Diabetes medicine intake
No (ref)
Yes
2.89
2.54–3.29
<0.0001
3.19
0.15
<0.0001
Serious psychological distress
No (ref)
Yes
1.17
0.95–1.45
0.137
0.41
0.32
0.207
CHIS, California Health Interview Survey; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. Notes. Sampling weights were used in analysis. Results in bold indicate to be statistically significant.
