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Table 3 Probit model estimating abdominal adiposity (>ā€‰=ā€‰85ā€‰cm)

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

Variable

Coefficient

95% CI

Marginal effect

95% CI

Age

0.03

(āˆ’0.25,0.30)

0.01

(āˆ’0.08,0.10)

Age squared

0.00

(0.00,0.00)

0.00

(āˆ’0.00,0.00)

Short LLI

1.19ā€ 

(0.14,2.24)

0.39*

(0.14,0.47)

Education

ā€ƒā€‰<ā€‰6ā€‰years

ā€“

ā€“

ā€“

ā€“

ā€ƒ6 to12 years

āˆ’0.01

(āˆ’ā€‰0.91,0.89)

āˆ’0.00

(āˆ’ā€‰0.32,0.32)

ā€ƒā€‰>ā€‰12ā€‰years

āˆ’ā€‰0.27

(āˆ’1.28,0.74)

āˆ’0.10

(āˆ’ā€‰0.48,0.29)

Having had children

0.65

(āˆ’0.14,1.44)

0.25

(āˆ’0.05,0.55)

Chronic condition

1.04ā€ 

(0.34,1.74)

0.32*

(0.15,0.48)

Community of origin

ā€ƒUrban

ā€“

ā€“

ā€“

ā€“

ā€ƒSemi-urban

āˆ’0.83ā€ 

(āˆ’1.40,-0.27)

āˆ’ā€‰0.30ā€ 

(āˆ’ā€‰0.51,-0.10)

ā€ƒRural

āˆ’ā€‰0.98ā€ 

(āˆ’ā€‰1.81,-0.15)

āˆ’0.37ā€ 

(āˆ’ā€‰0.67,-0.07)

Traditional

0.25

(āˆ’0.33,0.83)

0.09

(āˆ’0.12,0.30)

Fresh fruits & vegetables perceived as more expensive

0.68ā€ 

(0.14,1.22)

0.25ā€ 

(0.05,0.45)

Sedentary

0.00

(āˆ’0.57,0.56)

0.00

(āˆ’0.20,0.20)

N

130

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