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Table 5 Linear regression model between BMI since arrival and independent variables (backward elimination), sub-sample with cases that reported weight gain, bias-corrected and accelerated bootstrapped confidence interval based on 5000 samples (N = 176)

From: Body mass index and associated factors among refugees living in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: a cross-sectional study

BMI since arrival, weight gained since arrival

β

95% CI

p-value

Lower

Upper

BMI before escape

0.86

0.74

0.97

< 0.001

Male sex

−0.97

−1.91

−0.03

0.042

Iraqi

−0.94

−1.67

−0.21

0.012

Intercept

5.68

2.88

8.48

< 0.001

Coefficient of determination (R2):

0.676

 

Adjusted R2:

0.671

 

F-value:

119.9, p < 0.001

 
  1. β: regression coefficient, CI: confidence interval
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