Causal beliefs about obesity and associated health behaviors: results from a population-based survey

Table 3 Results of Multiple Multinomial Logistic Regression Analyses Examining Correlates of Physical Activity and Fruit and Vegetable Intake

	Physical Activity		Fruit and Vegetable Intake
	OR (95% CI)	p value^a	OR (95% CI)	p value^a
Sex	1.31 (1.08, 1.59)	.006	0.71 (0.58, 0.85)	< .001
Age (years)		.009		.039
18-39	Ref		Ref
40-49	0.81 (0.62, 1.06)		0.83 (0.64, 1.06)
50-59	1.01 (0.77, 1.31)		0.96 (0.76, 1.20)
60-69	0.73 (0.56, 0.96)		1.12 (0.88, 1.42)
≥ 70	0.63 (0.45, 0.89)		1.21 (0.93, 1.57)
Race/ethnicity		.113		.912
Hispanic	0.72 (0.47, 1.11)		0.98 (0.63, 1.52)
Non-Hispanic white	Ref		Ref
Non-Hispanic black	0.74 (0.53, 1.03)		1.09 (0.80, 1.50)
Non-Hispanic other	0.79 (0.53, 1.18)		1.12 (0.68, 1.87)
Education		< .001		< .001
Less than high school	0.39 (0.24, 0.62)		0.39 (0.24, 0.62)
High school graduate	0.45 (0.35, 0.56)		0.45 (0.35, 0.56)
Some college	0.84 (0.67, 1.05)		0.84 (0.67, 1.05)
College graduate	Ref		Ref
Body mass index		< .001		.016
Not overweight/obese	Ref		Ref
Overweight	0.99 (0.75, 1.30)		0.88 (0.70, 1.10)
Obese	0.50 (0.39, 0.64)		0.73 (0.59, 0.91)
Belief that obesity is inherited	0.87 (0.77, 0.99)	.027	0.87 (0.76, 0.99)	.028
Belief that obesity is caused by overeating and not exercising	1.29 (1.03, 1.62)	.025	1.07 (0.90, 1.28)	.432

Note. Data are from respondents who completed a paper and pencil mailed survey for the 2007 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS).
^a The p values adjacent to each variable name (sex, age, race/ethnicity, and so on) represent the association between the variable and physical activity or fruit and vegetable intake.

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