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Table 3 Associations between Demographic Correlates and Survey Year and Regular Fasting (≥ 13 Times) in the Past Four Weeks by Gender

From: Prevalence and demographic, substance use, and mental health correlates of fasting among U.S. college students

 

Men

p

Women

p

AOR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Age

1.02 (0.99–1.05)

0.244

0.95 (0.92–0.99)

0.029

Body mass index (kg/m2)

1.03 (0.99–1.07)

0.118

1.02 (0.99–1.06)

0.179

Race/ethnicity

 White or Caucasian, non-Hispanic, non-Arab

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Black or African American, non-Hispanic

0.59 (0.13–2.59)

0.485

0.71 (0.26–1.97)

0.514

 Hispanic/Latino/a

1.68 (0.56–4.96)

0.350

0.33 (0.14–0.79)

0.013

 Asian or Asian American

0.76 (0.33–1.76)

0.523

0.78 (0.37–1.61)

0.502

 American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

–

–

–

–

 Arab/Middle Eastern or Arab American

1.97 (0.46–8.37)

0.359

–

–

 Other race/ethnicity

1.36 (0.33–5.67)

0.671

1.55 (0.19–12.41)

0.677

 More than 1 race/ethnicity

1.40 (0.56–3.51)

0.467

1.39 (0.76–2.54)

0.289

Sexual orientation

 Heterosexual

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Gay or lesbian

1.53 (0.43–5.39)

0.510

1.57 (0.62–3.95)

0.336

 Bisexual

1.83 (0.64–5.27)

0.262

1.85 (1.00–3.41)

0.049

 Queer, questioning, or other

1.31 (0.41–4.17)

0.648

2.76 (1.24–6.15)

0.013

Parental education

 High school degree or less

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Some college or more

1.87 (0.75–4.62)

0.177

0.39 (0.20–0.79)

0.009

Survey year

1.64 (1.16–2.31)

0.005

1.39 (1.04–1.86)

0.026

  1. Preconstructed nonresponse sample weighting was applied to all analyses
  2. Boldface indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05)
  3. AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval