Research Article

Unraveling the Relationship between Smoking and Weight: The Role of Sedentary Behavior

Table 2

Logistic regression analyses predicting obesity (BMI).

Odds ratio (confidence interval)Beta (confidence interval) 𝑃 value

Sedentary behavior
 Low (≤1 hour)1.000
 Moderate (2-3 hours)1.34 (1.22–1.48)0.30 (.20–.39)<.0001
 High (≥4 hours)1.78 (1.59–2.01)0.58 (.46–.70)<.0001

Smoking status
 Never1.000
 Former1.06 (0.96–1.18)0.06 (−.05–.16).2659
 Current0.69 (0.61–0.77)−.38 (−.49– −.26)<.0001

Dining out (per week)
 <1 time or never1.000
 1 time1.11 (0.97–1.27)0.10 (−.03–.24).1284
 ≥2 times1.32 (1.19–1.47)0.28 (.18–.38)<.0001

Sex
 Male1.000
 Female1.23 (1.14–1.34)0.21 (.13–.29)<.0001

Race
 Non-Hispanic white1.000
 Non-Hispanic black1.52 (1.40–1.65)0.42 (.34–.50)<.0001
 Mexican American1.10 (0.96–1.27)0.10 (−.04–.24).1752
 Other0.80 (0.68–0.94)−0.22 (−.38– −.06).0071

Age0.3139

Education
 < HS1.44 (1.23–1.69)0.37 (.20–.53)<.0001
 HS1.54 (1.34–1.77)0.43 (.30–.57)<.0001
 Associates/some college1.43 (1.26–1.63)0.36 (.23–.49)<.0001
 ≥ College1.000

Survey year
 1999-20001.000
 2001-20020.95 (0.80–1.13)−0.05 (−.23–.12).5389
 2003-20041.11 (0.94–1.31)0.10 (−.06–.27).2022
 2005-20061.20 (1.00–1.45)0.19 (−.00–.37).0512