Association between body weight perception and actual body mass index among adult women in Erbil city, Iraq

Table 2 Multiple logistic regression of body weight misperception with sociodemographic characteristics

Characteristic	OR	95% CI for OR		P
Characteristic	OR	Lower	Upper	P
Age group (years)
18–30	Ref
31–40	1.59	0.83	3.06	0.162
> 40	1.65	0.86	3.15	0.130
Education level
High school or less	Ref
College	1.08	0.52	2.24	0.838
Postgraduate	0.73	0.30	1.75	0.479
Region
City	Ref
Outside city	1.60	0.82	3.14	0.171
Marital status
Ever married	Ref
Unmarried	1.68	1.01	2.80	0.044
Job
Non-manual employee	Ref
High rank professional or managerial	0.99	0.57	1.73	0.983
Student	0.66	0.32	1.35	0.258
Housewife	0.83	0.34	2.04	0.690
Economic situation
Below average and average	Ref
Above average	0.84	0.51	1.37	0.484
Use of social media
Sometimes	Ref
Frequently	1.26	0.81	1.97	0.305
Regular physical exercise
Doing	Ref
Not doing	1.26	0.67	2.38	0.476

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