Predictors of need for help with weight loss among overweight and obese men and women in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Variables predicting need for help for weight loss among women – results of backwards selection procedure

Need for help for weight loss among women - yes or no (n = 2002, need for help among women, n = 801)
	Multivariable
	Model 1 ¹		Model 2 ²		Effect size ³
Variables⁴	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Predisposing characteristics
Age 19–34 years	2.11 ***	1.56–2.86	2.07 ***	1.58–2.71	Medium
Age 35–49 years	1.36 **	1.09–1.71	1.35 **	1.09–1.66	Minimal
Ethnicity (western)	1.03	0.74–1.43
Ethnicity (non-western)	1.24	0.84–1.83
Marital status (unmarried)	1.12	0.81–1.55
Marital status (divorced)	1.06	0.75–1.50
Marital status (widowed)	1.15	0.66–1.98
Educational level (low)	0.77	0.47–1.26
Educational level (medium)	0.89	0.71–1.11
Health- and weight-related factors
Perceived health (poor)	1.94 ***	1.51–2.49	1.94 ***	1.55–2.43	Small
Weight status (obese)	2.28 ***	1.85–2.82	2.20 ***	1.79–2.70	Medium
Comorbidities (≥1 weight-related chronic condition)	1.16	0.93–1.45
Physical activity (non-active)	0.70	0.43–1.13
Physical activity (semi-active)	1.09	0.88–1.35
Enabling resource
Income (low)	0.83	0.62–1.11
Income (middle)	0.95	0.76–1.19

* p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01 *** p < 0.001
¹ Multivariable model
² Final model including only the strongest predictors using a backwards selection procedure
³ Effect size was classified as minimal (OR <1.5), small (1.5 ≤ OR < 2), medium (2 ≤ OR < 3) or large (OR ≥ 3
⁴ Reference group: age = 50–64 years; ethnicity = Native Dutch; marital status = married/cohabiting; education = high; perceived health = good; weight status = overweight; comorbidities = no comorbidities; physical activity = norm-active; income = high

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