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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