Research Article
Perceived Body Image, Eating Behavior, and Sedentary Activities and Body Mass Index Categories in Kuwaiti Female Adolescents
Table 4
Ordinal regression for BMI percentile categories (underweight/normal, overweight, obese).
| Factors | Ordered log odds: B (95% CI) | SE | value |
| Perceived fair to poor diet | −0.45 (−1.14, 0.24) | 0.35 | .202 | Perceived good to excellent diet (reference) | 0 | — | — | Perceived engagement in physical activity (yes) | −0.59 (−1.35, 0.17) | 0.39 | .129 | Perceived engagement in physical activity (no, reference) | 0 | — | — | Public School | 0.64 (−0.14, 1.41) | 0.39 | .107 | Private school (reference) | 0 | — | — | Hours/wk viewing television | | | | 0–2.5 | −0.92 (−2.00, 0.15) | 0.55 | .093 | 3-4 | −0.95 (−2.00, 0.09) | 0.53 | .072 | 4.5–8.5 | −0.11 (−1.13, 0.91) | 0.52 | .833 | >8.5 (reference) | 0 | — | — | Hours/wk using computer/video | | | | 0–2.5 | 0.50 (−0.58, 1.58) | 0.55 | .367 | 3–5 | 0.75 (−.30, 1.80) | 0.54 | .161 | 5.5–17.5 | 0.16 (0.88, 1.19) | 0.53 | .764 | >17.5 (reference) | 0 | — | — | Body Image: | | | | underweight/normal | −2.57 (−3.85, −1.30) | 0.65 | <.001 | Overweight | −2.34 (−3.38, −1.30) | 0.53 | <.001 | Obese | 0 | — | — | Desired BMI | | | | 18.3 | −0.51 (−2.01, 1.00) | 0.77 | .511 | 19.3 | 0.03 (−1.28, 1.35) | 0.67 | .961 | 20.9 | 0.24 (1.08, 1.56) | 0.67 | .720 | 23.1 (reference) | 0 | — | — |
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