Table 2

Multiple logistic regression analysis of overweight and obesity among never smokers- the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988–1994

Overweight
 Obese

Odds Ratioa
 95% CI
 Odds Ratioa
 95% CI
History of Drinking



     Non-Drinker
 1.00
1.00
     Ex-Drinker
 1.14
 (0.90–1.45)
 1.10
 (0.88–1.37)
     Current Drinker
 0.98
 (0.71–1.35)
 0.73
 (0.55–0.97)





Binge Drinking



     No Binge drinking
 1.00
1.00
     Yes Binge drinking
 1.45
 (1.02–2.05)
 1.77
 (1.18–2.65)
     Non/Ex-Drinker
 1.27
 (0.95–1.71)
 1.80
 (1.30–2.50)





Quantity of Drinks/day



     Non/Ex-Drinker
 1.00
1.00
     1 drink/day
 0.71
 (0.53–0.95)
 0.46
 (0.34–0.62)
     2 drinks/day
 0.83
 (0.61–1.14)
 0.59
 (0.41–0.86)
     3 drinks/day
 1.40
 (0.87–2.26)
 1.07
 (0.64–1.79)
     4 or more drinks/day
 1.30
 (1.00–1.68)
 1.46
 (0.98–2.17)





Number of drinking days/year



     Non/Ex-Drinker
 1.00
1.00
     1st quartile
 1.06
 (0.75–1.50)
 1.02
 (0.69–1.52)
     2nd quartile
 0.75
 (0.59–0.96)
 0.49
 (0.35–0.68)
     3rd quartile
 0.99
 (0.75–1.29)
 0.64
 (0.47–0.88)
     4th quartile
 0.84
 (0.60–1.18)
 0.61
 (0.38–0.99)





Average Volume of Drinks/weekb



     Non/Ex-Drinker
 1.00
1.00
     < 5 drinks/week
 0.84
 (0.65–1.08)
 0.62
 (0.46–0.82)
     5–9 drinks/week
 1.08
 (0.73–1.58)
 0.79
 (0.51–1.23)
     10–14 drinks/week
 1.03
 (0.60–1.76)
 1.24
 (0.66–2.36)
     15 or more drinks/week
 1.49
 (0.98–2.26)
 1.10
 (0.63–1.91)

a Adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, poverty income ratio, education, marital status, rural/urban, self-rated health, and leisure time physical activities. Nine leisure time physical activities (walking, jogging/running, bicycle, swimming, aerobics, other dancing, calisthenics/exercises, garden/yard work, weight lift) were summed and categorized into four quartiles.

b Average volume of drinking alcoholic beverages = frequency*quantity/52.

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