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

Table 2 Variables predicting need for help for weight loss among men – results of backwards selection procedure

Need for help for weight loss among men - yes or no (n = 2218, need for help among men, n = 521)
	Multivariable
	Basic model ¹		Final model ²		Effect size ³
Variables⁴	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Predisposing characteristics
Age 19–34 years	1.30	0.89–1.89
Age 35–49 years	1.04	0.80–1.34
Ethnicity (western)	1.00	0.67–1.50
Ethnicity (non-western)	1.03	0.63–1.68
Marital status (unmarried)	1.52 *	1.09–2.13	1.57 **	1.15–2.15	Small
Marital status (divorced)	1.30	0.85–2.00	1.27	0.83–1.93
Marital status (widowed)	1.13	0.38–3.31	1.10	0.38–3.20
Educational level (low)	0.90	0.51–1.57
Educational level (medium)	0.74 *	0.58–0.94
Health- and weight-related factors
Perceived health (poor)	2.22 ***	1.70–2.91	2.14 ***	1.65–2.78	Medium
Weight status (obese)	3.98 ***	3.13–5.04	3.80 ***	3.01–4.80	Large
Comorbidities (≥1 weight-related chronic condition)	1.31 *	1.01–1.69	1.26	0.99–1.61
Physical activity (non-active)	1.18	0.73–1.91
Physical activity (semi-active)	0.82	0.64–1.06
Enabling resource
Income (low)	0.85	0.60–1.20
Income (middle)	0.90	0.70–1.15

* 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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