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Table 2 Logistic regression models for HRQOL versus BMI

From: Body mass index and health-related quality of life among young Swiss men

 

Below average physical component summary (PCS)a

Below average mental component summary (MCS)a

 

n(%)

Crude OR [CI]

Adjusted ORb[CI]

n(%)

Crude OR [CI]

Adjusted ORb[CI]

Total ( n =5 387)

299 (5.6)

  

1 404 (26.1)

  

BMI

      

Normal weight

192 (4.7)

1.00

1.00

1 061 (25.8)

1.00

1.00

Underweight

15 (8.4)

1.87 [1.08-3.23]*

1.59 [0.91-2.78]

65 (36.3)

1.64 [1.20-2.24]**

1.49 [1.08-2.05]*

Overweight

65 (7.3)

1.61 [1.20-2.15]***

1.58 [1.18-2.13]**

236 (26.5)

1.04 [0.88-1.23]

1.05 [0.88-1.24]

Obese

27 (13.0)

3.05 [1.98-4.68]***

2.45 [1.57-3.83]***

42 (20.2)

0.73 [0.52-1.03]

0.66 [0.46-0.94]*

Linguistic region

      

German-speaking

102 (4.3)

1.00

1.00

425 (17.7)

1.00

1.00

French-speaking

197 (6.6)

1.59 [1.25-2.03]***

1.42 [1.10-1.84]**

979 (32.8)

2.27 [1.99-2.58]***

2.07 [1.80-2.37]***

Age

      

< 20 years

157 (4.9)

1.00

1.00

702 (21.9)

1.00

1.00

≥ 20 years

142 (6.5)

1.36 [1.07-1.71]*

1.10 [0.86-1.41]

702 (32.2)

1.70 [1.50-1.92]***

1.43 [1.26-1.63]***

Family financial situation

      

Above average

102 (4.3)

1.00

1.00

538 (22.5)

1.00

1.00

Average

140 (6.3)

1.51 [1.16-1.96]**

1.29 [0.98-1.69]

618 (27.8)

1.32 [1.16-1.51]***

1.10 [0.95-1.26]

Below average

57 (7.4)

1.79 [1.28-2.50]***

1.47 [1.04-2.08]*

248 (32.2)

1.63 [1.37-1.95]***

1.48 [1.23-1.78]***

Physical activity

      

Moderate/high

231 (4.7)

1.00

1.00

1 248 (25.4)

1.00

1.00

Low

68 (14.1)

3.33 [2.50-4.45]***

2.99 [2.22-4.01]***

156 (32.4)

1.41 [1.15-1.72]***

1.40 [1.14-1.73]**

At-risk RSOD

      

No

190 (6.5)

1.00

1.00

731 (24.9)

1.00

1.00

Yes

109 (4.4)

0.67 [0.53-0.85]***

0.70 [0.54-0.90]**

673 (27.4)

1.14 [1.01-1.28]*

1.14 [1.00-1.30]*

Daily cigarette smoking

      

No

215 (5.0)

1.00

1.00

1 065 (24.8)

1.00

1.00

Yes

84 (7.7)

1.58 [1.22-2.05]***

1.43 [1.07-1.91]*

339 (31.0)

1.37 [1.18-1.58]***

1.06 [0.90-1.25]

At-risk cannabis use

      

No

263 (5.4)

1.00

1.00

1 202 (24.6)

1.00

1.00

Yes

36 (7.2)

1.37 [0.96-1.97]

1.29 [0.87-1.93]

202 (40.6)

2.10 [1.74-2.54]***

1.85 [1.50-2.29]***

  1. Note: BMI, Body mass index; CI, 95 % Confidence interval; OR, Odds ratio; RSOD, Risky single-occasion drinking; * = p ≤ .05; ** = p ≤ .01; *** = p ≤ .001.
  2. arefers to the SF-12v2 summary scores; b model includes all predictors (BMI categories, socio-demographic characteristics, health-risk behaviors).
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