Results from the multilevel logistic regression model predicting obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) by perceived neighbourhood safety; gender-stratified (n=6092 women; 4783 men)
| Model 1 OR (95% CI) | Model 2 OR (95% CI) | |||
| Women | Men | Women | Men | |
| Neighbourhood perceived safety | ||||
| Lowest tertile | 1.16 (0.97 to 1.38) | 0.98 (0.82 to 1.18) | 1.15 (0.95 to 1.39) | 1.06 (0.86 to 1.30) |
| Middle tertile | 0.94 (0.80 to 1.10) | 0.92 (0.78 to 1.08) | 0.96 (0.82 to 1.12) | 0.98 (0.83 to 1.17) |
| Highest tertile | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Age | 1.02 (1.01 to 1.03) | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.01) | 1.02 (1.01 to 1.03) | 1.00 (1.00 to 1.01) |
| Individual-level perceived safety | 0.99 (0.97 to 1.02) | 1.00 (0.98 to 1.03) | ||
| Education | ||||
| Primary or less | 1.48 (1.18 to 1.86) | 1.10 (0.87 to 1.39) | ||
| Secondary | 1.49 (1.30 to 1.71) | 1.09 (0.92 to 1.30) | ||
| University | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Skin colour | ||||
| Black | 1.87 (1.57 to 2.23) | 1.44 (1.14 to 1.81) | ||
| Brown | 1.39 (1.19 to 1.63) | 1.13 (0.95 to 1.36) | ||
| White | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| ELSA site | ||||
| Bahia | 0.59 (0.48 to 0.73) | 0.56 (0.43 to 0.72) | ||
| Espirito Santo | 0.66 (0.48 to 0.90) | 0.89 (0.64 to 1.24) | ||
| Minas Gerais | 0.71 (0.59 to 0.86) | 0.92 (0.75 to 1.12) | ||
| Rio de Janeiro | 0.84 (0.67 to 1.05) | 1.05 (0.83 to 1.32) | ||
| Rio Grande do Sul | 0.87 (0.71 to 1.07) | 0.92 (0.72 to 1.17) | ||
| Sao Paulo | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Bold values indicate statistical significance at the p<0.05 level (OR does not include 1).
BMI, body mass index; ELSA, Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health.