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Table 2 Probit model estimating BMI categories (collapsed overweight and obesity)

From: Short relative leg length is associated with overweight and obesity in Mexican immigrant women

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Overweight and Obesity

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Variable

Coefficient

95% CI

Marginal effect

95% CI

Age

0.10

(āˆ’0.20,0.38)

0.03

(āˆ’0.06,0.12)

Age squared

āˆ’0.00

(āˆ’ā€‰0.00,0.00)

āˆ’ā€‰0.00

(āˆ’ā€‰0.00,0.00)

Short LLI

0.98ā€ 

(āˆ’ā€‰0.07,2.02)

0.21ā€ 

(0.06,0.34)

Education

ā€ƒā€‰<ā€‰6ā€‰years

ā€“

ā€“

ā€“

ā€“

ā€ƒ6 to12 years

0.09

(āˆ’0.87,1.05)

0.03

(āˆ’0.27,0.32)

ā€ƒā€‰>ā€‰12ā€‰years

āˆ’0.08

(āˆ’1.16,0.99)

āˆ’0.02

(āˆ’ā€‰0.36,0.31)

Having had children

1.06ā€ 

(0.22,1.89)

0.38ā€”

(0.22,1.89)

Chronic condition

0.03

(āˆ’0.69,0.63)

0.01

(āˆ’0.21,0.19)

Community of origin

ā€ƒUrban

ā€“

ā€“

ā€“

ā€“

ā€ƒSemi-urban

āˆ’0.91ā€ 

(āˆ’1.53,-0.28)

āˆ’0.29ā€ 

(āˆ’ā€‰0.49,-0.09)

ā€ƒRural

āˆ’1.63*

(āˆ’2.55,-0.71)

āˆ’0.58*

(āˆ’ā€‰0.86,-0.30)

Traditional

0.69ā€ 

(0.09,1.30)

0.23ā€ 

(0.02,0.44)

Fresh fruits & vegetables perceived as more expensive

0.68ā€ 

(0.09,1.26)

0.21ā€ 

(0.02,0.40)

Sedentary

0.03

(āˆ’0.55,0.62)

0.00

(āˆ’0.17,0.19)

N

129

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  1. Notes: CI confidence interval. Significance *pā€‰<ā€‰0.001; ā€ pā€‰<ā€‰0.01; ā€”pā€‰<ā€‰0.05