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Table 3 OLS/ordered logit estimates of BMI’s intangible costs by income tertile: SOEP 2002–2018

From: The intangible costs of overweight and obesity in Germany

 

Low

(1)

Middle

(2)

High

(3)

Panel A: OLS

 Costs of BMI

1390***

775***

2169***

 95% CI

[560; 2221]

[296; 1253]

[1405; 2933]

 Observations

15,274

17,609

19,859

Panel B: Ordered logit

 Costs of BMI

1795***

807***

2014***

 95% CI

[666; 2924]

[324; 1291]

[1331; 2696]

 Observations

15,274

17,609

19,859

  1. BMI body mass index, defined as height (in m) divided by weight (in kg) squared. Costs are in euros. The 95% confidence intervals, given in brackets, are calculated using Fieller’s theorem
  2. Significance levels are shown as *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1