Research Article

Correlations between Excessive Body Mass Index, Body Perception, Physical Activity, and Respiratory Functions among Youths in an Urban Setting of Vietnam

Table 4

The anthropometric index associated with body perception, physical activity, and respiratory function.

Anthropometric indexBody perceptiona OR (95% CI)Activea OR (95% CI)FVCb Coef (95% CI)FEV1b Coef (95% CI)Tiffeneauc Coef (95% CI)

Gender
 MaleRefRefRefRefRef
 Female1.1 (0.7; 1.9)0.8 (0.5; 1.4)-1.0 (-1.1; -0.8)-0.8 (-1.0; -0.6)0.1 (-0.1; 0.2)
Age0.8 (0.6; 1.0)0.9 (0.8; 1.2)0.0 (-0.0; 0.1)-0.0 (-0.1; 0.0)
Hometown
 UrbanRefRefRefRefRef
 Rural0.8 (0.4; 1.3)0.8 (0.5; 1.3)-0.1 (-0.3; 0.0)-0.1 (-0.2; 0.1)-0.0 (-0.1; 0.1)
Exposing tobacco smoke (including active and passive smoking)
 NoRefRefRefRefRef
 Yes1.7 (0.7; 3.8)2.0 (0.8; 4.8)-0.1 (-0.3; 0.1)-0.2 (-0.4; 0.1)-0.1 (-0.3; 0.1)
Alcohol drinker
 NoRefRefRefRefRef
 Yes1.8 (1.0; 3.2)2.8 (1.5; 5.0)0.0 (-0.1; 0.2)-0.1 (-0.3; 0.1)-0.0 (-0.2; 0.1)
Self-rated health (per 10.3 score)0.9 (0.7; 1.2)1.2 (0.9; 1.5)-0.0 (-0.1; 0.0)-0.0 (-0.1; 0.0)-0.0 (-0.1; 0.0)
BMI classification
 NormalRefRefRefRefRef
 Underweight0.9 (0.5; 1.6)0.8 (0.4; 1.5)-0.1 (-0.3; 0.1)-0.2 (-0.4; 0.0)-0.0 (-0.2; 0.1)
 Overweight/obesity1.4 (0.6; 3.1)3.6 (1.5; 8.4)0.4 (0.2; 0.6)0.4 (0.1; 0.6)0.1 (-0.0; 0.3)
Waist (per 7.2 cm)1.0 (0.7; 1.3)0.8 (0.6; 1.1)-0.0 (-0.1; 0.1)-0.0 (-0.1; 0.1)-0.0 (-0.1; 0.0)
Level of physical activity
 LowRefRefRefRefRef
 Moderate0.8 (0.5; 1.3)0.0 (-0.1; 0.2)-0.1 (-0.2; 0.1)-0.0 (-0.2; 0.1)
 High0.6 (0.3; 1.3)-0.1 (-0.3; 0.1)-0.1 (-0.3; 0.1)-0.0 (-0.1; 0.1)