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Table 3 Prevalence ratios (and 95% confidence intervals) estimating overweight status among students who rarely or never feel safe in their neighborhood

From: Association between neighborhood safety and overweight status among urban adolescents

 

Model 1

PR (95% CI)

Model 2a

PR (95% CI)

Model 3b

PR (95% CI)

Hispanic

1.24 (0.98, 1.59)

1.16 (0.91, 1.49)

1.16 (0.89, 1.50)

Black, Non-Hispanic

1.09 (0.88, 1.34)

1.10 (0.99, 1.36)

1.10 (0.90, 1.34)

White, Non-Hispanic

1.42 (0.82, 2.46)

1.25 (0.71, 2.18)

1.23 (0.85, 1.79)

Other

1.54 (0.90, 2.64)

1.58 (0.91, 2.73)

1.56 (1.02, 2.40)

  1. Note. PR = Prevalence Ratio. CI = Confidence Interval. Reference Category = Students who always or sometimes feel safe in their neighborhood
  2. a Adjusted for grade level using a generalized linear regression model.
  3. b Adjusted for grade level, using a generalized estimating equation model that accounted for clustering by school.
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BMC Public Health

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