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Table 2 The association between obesity and depressive symptoms

From: Systemic inflammation as a mediator in the link between obesity and depression: Evidence from a nationwide cohort study

  

Model I

Model II

Model III

  

OR (95%CI)

P-value

OR (95%CI)

P-value

OR (95%CI)

P-value

Total

BMI (Continuous Variable)

1.04 (1.03,1.04)

 < 0.001

1.03 (1.02,1.04)

 < 0.001

1.02 (1.01,1.03)

 < 0.001

BMI (Categorical Variable)

Obesity Class I (< 35 kg/m2)

1(Ref)

 

1(Ref)

 

1(Ref)

 

Obesity Class II (35 ~ 40 kg/m2)

1.17 (1.02,1.34)

0.028

1.10 (0.96,1.27)

0.174

1.02 (0.88,1.18)

0.811

Obesity Class III (≥ 40 kg/m2)

1.61 (1.40,1.86)

 < 0.001

1.46 (1.27,1.69)

 < 0.001

1.30 (1.12,1.51)

0.001

Male

BMI (Continuous Variable)

1.04 (1.02,1.05)

 < 0.001

1.04 (1.02,1.05)

 < 0.001

1.03 (1.01,1.05)

0.002

BMI (Categorical Variable)

Obesity Class I (< 35 kg/m2)

1(Ref)

 

1(Ref)

 

1(Ref)

 

Obesity Class II (35 ~ 40 kg/m2)

1.25 (0.99,1.59)

0.027

1.27 (1.00,1.61)

0.054

1.16 (0.90,1.49)

0.245

Obesity Class III (≥ 40 kg/m2)

1.49 (1.14,1.95)

0.004

1.53 (1.17,2.00)

0.002

1.35 (1.02,1.80)

0.038

Female

BMI (Continuous Variable)

1.03 (1.02,1.04)

 < 0.001

1.03 (1.02,1.04)

 < 0.001

1.02 (1.01,1.03)

 < 0.001

BMI (Categorical Variable)

Obesity Class I (< 35 kg/m2)

1(Ref)

 

1(Ref)

 

1(Ref)

 

Obesity Class II (35 ~ 40 kg/m2)

1.04 (0.87,1.23)

0.685

1.03 (0.87,1.22)

0.732

0.95 (0.79,1.13)

0.549

Obesity Class III (≥ 40 kg/m2)

1.44 (1.22,1.71)

 < 0.001

1.43 (1.20,1.69)

 < 0.001

1.26 (1.05,1.51)

0.013

  1. Abbreviation: OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval
  2. Crude Model: no covariates were adjusted
  3. Model I: adjusted for age, sex
  4. Model II: adjusted for age, sex, race, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, poverty income ratio, and serum creatinine levels
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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