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Table 4 Longitudinal regressions (Within-Estimations): predictors of BMI, overweight and obesity

From: Prevalence and determinants of overweight and obesity in old age in Germany

 

FE-regressions (Beta-Coefficients reported)

Conditional logistic FE-regressions (Odd Ratios reported)

Variables

BMI - all

BMI - women

BMI - men

Overweight - all

Overweight - women

Overweight - men

Obesity - all

Obesity - women

Obesity - men

81-83 years (Ref.: -80 years)

-0.427*

-0.218

-0.699*

0.500+

0.256*

0.635

0.462+

0.545

0.468

 

(0.173)

(0.180)

(0.311)

(0.243 - 1.032)

(0.0703 - 0.928)

(0.245 - 1.645)

(0.201 - 1.065)

(0.151 - 1.971)

(0.152 - 1.446)

84-86 years

-0.767***

-0.649**

-0.910**

0.276**

0.135**

0.376+

0.245**

0.219*

0.386

 

(0.200)

(0.239)

(0.315)

(0.119 - 0.638)

(0.0332 - 0.545)

(0.117 - 1.206)

(0.0924 - 0.650)

(0.0521 - 0.917)

(0.0876 - 1.700)

87-89 years

-1.108***

-1.030***

-1.073**

0.185***

0.0938**

0.199*

0.162**

0.158*

0.211

 

(0.236)

(0.298)

(0.339)

(0.0693 - 0.492)

(0.0207 - 0.426)

(0.0397 - 0.996)

(0.0467 - 0.565)

(0.0277 - 0.898)

(0.0222 - 1.998)

90+ years

-0.910**

-0.789+

-0.998*

0.175**

0.100*

0.117*

0.313

0.254

0.938

 

(0.312)

(0.407)

(0.407)

(0.0511 - 0.601)

(0.0169 - 0.592)

(0.0140 - 0.978)

(0.0661 - 1.482)

(0.0321 - 2.002)

(0.0524 - 16.77)

Living alone in private household (Ref.: No)

-0.0712

0.00237

-0.425+

1.514

1.223

3.257

1.106

3.561

0.0401**

 

(0.165)

(0.211)

(0.245)

(0.773 - 2.963)

(0.582 - 2.566)

(0.651 - 16.29)

(0.331 - 3.694)

(0.672 - 18.89)

(0.00403 - 0.399)

Married (Ref.: Others)

-0.0890

-0.0387

-0.292

0.686

0.797

0.419

1.414

5.371+

0.383

 

(0.342)

(0.607)

(0.340)

(0.247 - 1.907)

(0.139 - 4.576)

(0.0711 - 2.464)

(0.378 - 5.294)

(0.728 - 39.64)

(0.0613 - 2.391)

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

-0.279

-0.335

-0.239

0.673

0.719

0.715

1.452

1.993

1.998

 

(0.181)

(0.314)

(0.212)

(0.323 - 1.402)

(0.275 - 1.884)

(0.228 - 2.247)

(0.423 - 4.980)

(0.209 - 19.03)

(0.490 - 8.155)

Gymnastics, at least once a week

0.0729

0.293*

-0.404+

1.092

1.392

0.521

1.189

1.148

1.407

 

(0.123)

(0.140)

(0.238)

(0.696 - 1.715)

(0.800 - 2.421)

(0.218 - 1.247)

(0.671 - 2.109)

(0.574 - 2.297)

(0.501 - 3.948)

Swimming, at least once a week

0.286

0.419

0.0254

0.822

0.652

1.501

1.123

2.152

0.926

 

(0.404)

(0.590)

(0.259)

(0.360 - 1.879)

(0.227 - 1.875)

(0.372 - 6.059)

(0.314 - 4.011)

(0.147 - 31.53)

(0.149 - 5.747)

Long Walk, at least once a week

0.0358

-0.0558

0.181

1.282

1.216

1.366

0.745

0.632

1.272

 

(0.116)

(0.144)

(0.193)

(0.851 - 1.931)

(0.705 - 2.097)

(0.686 - 2.721)

(0.420 - 1.321)

(0.332 - 1.202)

(0.404 - 4.003)

Aggravated walking

(Ref.: no impairment)

-0.215

-0.378*

0.0991

0.815

0.886

0.528

0.959

0.846

1.450

 

(0.136)

(0.187)

(0.148)

(0.477 - 1.393)

(0.452 - 1.737)

(0.177 - 1.576)

(0.482 - 1.908)

(0.358 - 1.998)

(0.484 - 4.343)

Substantial mobility impairment/disability of walking

-0.969***

-1.176***

-0.539+

0.409*

0.259*

0.660

0.337

0.533

0.200

 

(0.214)

(0.272)

(0.322)

(0.188 - 0.888)

(0.0877 - 0.767)

(0.180 - 2.426)

(0.0908 - 1.253)

(0.103 - 2.760)

(0.0221 - 1.813)

Global Deterioration Scale

-0.160*

-0.202*

-0.0733

1.015

1.048

0.877

0.754

0.689

0.737

 

(0.0641)

(0.0854)

(0.0927)

(0.762 - 1.354)

(0.741 - 1.483)

(0.520 - 1.482)

(0.536 - 1.059)

(0.418 - 1.134)

(0.407 - 1.333)

Constant

26.98***

26.65***

27.50***

      
 

(0.295)

(0.348)

(0.442)

      

Observations

4,620

3,072

1,548

780

501

279

470

287

183

(Pseudo)R2

0.030

0.036

0.046

0.060

0.086

0.084

0.088

0.124

0.152

Number of Individuals

1,925

1,277

648

282

182

100

169

104

65

Sargan-Hansen Test (FE)/Hausman (CLFE): p-value

.000

.000

.000

.000

.000

.010

.000

.049

.055

  1. Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) Regressions: Cluster-robust standard errors in parentheses; Logistic Regressions: 95 % CI in parentheses
  2. *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05, + p < 0.10; Region dummies were included in all regressions
  3. Source: AgeCoDe (Wave 3-5), own calculations