Table 3 Cross-sectional regressions: predictors of BMI, overweight and obesity

81-83 years (Ref.: -80 years)

-1.075***

-0.834*

-1.418**

0.570***

0.534**

0.614*

0.636*

0.786

0.455*

(0.299)

(0.400)

(0.464)

(0.422 - 0.770)

(0.362 - 0.789)

(0.379 - 0.995)

(0.440 - 0.920)

(0.489 - 1.264)

(0.245 - 0.845)

84-86 years

-1.651***

-1.677***

-1.675***

0.475***

0.399***

0.613+

0.371***

0.389***

0.333**

(0.313)

(0.415)

(0.503)

(0.347 - 0.652)

(0.267 - 0.596)

(0.361 - 1.043)

(0.243 - 0.567)

(0.228 - 0.665)

(0.160 - 0.690)

87-89 years

-1.880***

-1.880***

-1.806**

0.452***

0.404***

0.533*

0.432***

0.515*

0.287**

(0.342)

(0.447)

(0.550)

(0.317 - 0.644)

(0.258 - 0.633)

(0.294 - 0.969)

(0.268 - 0.697)

(0.286 - 0.930)

(0.116 - 0.709)

90+ years

-2.807***

-2.809***

-2.724***

0.260***

0.224***

0.295**

0.276***

0.245**

0.291+

(0.478)

(0.615)

(0.783)

(0.157 - 0.432)

(0.119 - 0.423)

(0.119 - 0.727)

(0.129 - 0.591)

(0.0916 - 0.658)

(0.0817 - 1.039)

Sex (Ref.: Women)

0.568*

1.405**

1.041

(0.236)

(1.095 - 1.803)

(0.733 - 1.479)

Secondary education (Ref.: Elementary education)

-0.652**

-0.736**

-0.398

0.745**

0.726*

0.780

0.784

0.786

0.767

(0.225)

(0.281)

(0.358)

(0.598 - 0.927)

(0.559 - 0.943)

(0.511 - 1.190)

(0.571 - 1.076)

(0.538 - 1.148)

(0.418 - 1.409)

Tertiary education

-1.167***

-1.220*

-0.831*

0.581***

0.518*

0.677+

0.505**

0.491+

0.558

(0.277)

(0.490)

(0.346)

(0.423 - 0.798)

(0.312 - 0.861)

(0.439 - 1.042)

(0.301 - 0.847)

(0.214 - 1.125)

(0.278 - 1.123)

Living alone in private household (Ref.: No)

-0.199

-0.0491

-0.597

0.849

0.828

0.935

0.942

1.264

0.479+

(0.263)

(0.323)

(0.450)

(0.644 - 1.121)

(0.598 - 1.147)

(0.532 - 1.643)

(0.637 - 1.393)

(0.783 - 2.039)

(0.213 - 1.076)

Married (Ref.: Others)

-0.242

-0.0623

-0.588

1.016

1.027

1.031

0.775

1.049

0.462*

(0.304)

(0.452)

(0.404)

(0.745 - 1.387)

(0.677 - 1.560)

(0.628 - 1.695)

(0.499 - 1.204)

(0.579 - 1.900)

(0.235 - 0.910)

Own Children (Ref.: No)

0.792***

0.938***

0.251

1.288*

1.245

1.356

1.291

1.366

1.002

(0.227)

(0.272)

(0.408)

(1.014 - 1.638)

(0.937 - 1.654)

(0.844 - 2.177)

(0.901 - 1.850)

(0.893 - 2.089)

(0.494 - 2.031)

Cycling, at least once a week (Ref.: Never / <once a week)

-0.182

-0.439

0.0906

1.231

1.108

1.363

0.851

0.683

0.969

(0.242)

(0.388)

(0.295)

(0.915 - 1.657)

(0.723 - 1.700)

(0.889 - 2.089)

(0.550 - 1.317)

(0.352 - 1.323)

(0.521 - 1.804)

Gymnastics, at least once a week

-0.393*

-0.159

-0.955***

0.723**

0.823

0.550**

0.942

0.984

0.835

(0.196)

(0.257)

(0.287)

(0.592 - 0.884)

(0.644 - 1.051)

(0.385 - 0.787)

(0.707 - 1.254)

(0.698 - 1.387)

(0.486 - 1.434)

Swimming, at least once a week

0.220

0.302

0.0571

1.089

0.994

1.173

1.098

1.225

0.866

(0.437)

(0.696)

(0.381)

(0.740 - 1.602)

(0.600 - 1.647)

(0.631 - 2.182)

(0.630 - 1.913)

(0.608 - 2.466)

(0.338 - 2.216)

Long Walk, at least once a week

-0.722***

-0.837**

-0.478

0.910

0.939

0.859

0.542***

0.524**

0.540*

(0.208)

(0.278)

(0.320)

(0.733 - 1.130)

(0.716 - 1.230)

(0.589 - 1.252)

(0.396 - 0.741)

(0.355 - 0.773)

(0.310 - 0.942)

Aggravated walking (Ref.: no impairment)

0.754***

0.618*

0.962*

1.676***

1.558**

1.861**

1.547**

1.585*

1.475

(0.219)

(0.275)

(0.383)

(1.344 - 2.090)

(1.191 - 2.037)

(1.240 - 2.793)

(1.124 - 2.131)

(1.076 - 2.334)

(0.814 - 2.675)

Substantial mobility impairment/disability of walking

0.939*

0.989*

0.832

1.577*

1.713*

1.311

2.701***

2.608**

2.911*

(0.389)

(0.487)

(0.643)

(1.094 - 2.273)

(1.100 - 2.668)

(0.674 - 2.552)

(1.670 - 4.370)

(1.444 - 4.712)

(1.242 - 6.823)

Global Deterioration Scale

-0.602***

-0.656***

-0.454**

0.791***

0.771***

0.829+

0.745***

0.780**

0.676**

(0.0972)

(0.121)

(0.166)

(0.716 - 0.874)

(0.683 - 0.869)

(0.687 - 1.000)

(0.640 - 0.866)

(0.652 - 0.935)

(0.505 - 0.905)

Constant

28.51***

28.79***

28.80***

3.479***

4.798***

2.883*

0.547

0.407+

1.059

(0.518)

(0.672)

(0.832)

(2.009 - 6.024)

(2.441 - 9.431)

(1.091 - 7.614)

(0.261 - 1.146)

(0.164 - 1.008)

(0.270 - 4.157)

Observations

1,858

1,230

628

1,858

1,230

628

1,858

1,230

628

(Pseudo-)R²

0.089

0.098

0.094

0.061

0.065

0.053

0.061

0.068

0.090