Fig. 4

Forest plot of multivariable binary logistic regression models predicting obesity-related cancer mortality rates using RFE measures (5-year average and annual mortality rates 2015–2020). Note. The obesity-related cancer mortality was dichotomized at the national median. The national medians for the 5-year average, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 are 60.2, 62.8, 61.1, 60.5, 60.1, 59.65, and 60.2 per 100,000 population, respectively. The forest plots present odds ratios and corresponding 95% confidence intervals. RFE measures are standardized. All models are adjusted for the following control variables: population density, percentage of White, Black, and Hispanic populations, percentage of seniors, percentage of urban and suburban areas, percentage of the population living in poverty, median household income, percentage without a high school diploma, and the presence of food deserts. Detailed information on the construction of these variables is provided in Additional file 1: Table S2. Numerical results for these forest plots are available in Additional file 1: Table S4