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Table 2 Logistic regression for psychological distress by BMI-age variable and gender

From: BMI and psychological distress in 68, 000 Swedish adults: a weak association when controlling for an age-gender combination

BMI-Age

Women

Men

Psychological distress

Psychological distress

n

% (95% CI)

O.R. within BMI (p)

n

% (95% CI)

O.R. within BMI (p)

Normal W.

19.590

20.4(19.9-20-9)

2.56

12.207

12.2(11.6-12.8)

2.43

18.5-24.9

18-24y.

2.635

32.5(30.7-34.3)

4.53(P < .001)

1.690

17.5(15,7-19.3)

3.22(P < .001)

25-34y.

3.493

26.1(24.6-27.6)

3.32(P < .001)

1.894

17.2(15.5-18.9)

3.15(P < .001)

35-44y.

3.500

23.2(21.8-24.6)

2.84(P < .001)

1.731

17.0(15.2-18.8)

3.12(P < .001)

45-54y.

3.469

19.0(17.7-20.3)

2.20(P < .001)

1.790

13.6(12.0-15.2)

2.39(P < .001)

55-64y.

3.475

13.2(12.1-14.3)

1.44(P < .001)

2.314

10.2(9.0-11.4)

1.72(P < .001)

65-74y.

3.018

9.6(8.6-10.6)

1

2.788

6.2(5.3-7.1)

1

Overweight

11.635

18.4(17.7-19.1)

2.75

14.585

11.2(10.7-11.7)

2.24

25.0-29.9

18-24y.

608

33.4(29.7-37.1)

4.73(P < .001)

578

15.2(12.3-18.1)

2.68(P < .001)

25-34y.

1.293

28.8(26.3-31.3)

3.83(P < .001)

1.450

17.4(15.5-19.3)

3.14(P < .001)

35-44y.

1.697

23.0(21.0-25.0)

2.83(P < .001)

2.268

15.8(14.3-17.3)

2.81(P < .001)

45-54y.

2.199

21.0(19.3-22.7)

2.50(P < .001)

2.633

13.2(11.9-14.5)

2.26(P < .001)

55-64y.

2.873

14.8(13.5-16.1)

1.63(P < .001)

3.564

9.3(8.4-10.2)

1.52(P < .001)

65-74y.

2.965

9.6(8.6-10.6)

1

4.092

6.3(5.6-7.0)

1

Obesity I

4.106

20.5(19.3-21.7)

2.58

3.794

12.9(11.9-13.9)

2.03

30.0-34.9

18-24y.

178

36.0(29.0-43.0)

4.33(P < .001)

108

21.3(16.6-29.0)

2.99(P < .001)

25-34y.

477

30.6(26.5-34.7)

3.40(P < .001)

398

20.4(16.4-24.4)

2.82(P < .001)

35-44y.

658

27.5(24.1-30.9)

2.92(P < .001)

598

15.6(12.7-18.5)

2.04(P < .001)

45-54y.

745

23.6(20.6-26.6)

2.38(P < .001)

674

15.3(12.6-18.0)

1.99(P < .001)

55-64y.

951

15.6(13.3-17.9)

1.42(P < .01)

907

10.8(9.8-11.8)

1.34(n.s.)

65-74y.

1.097

11.5(9.6-13.4)

1

1.109

8.3(6.7-9.9)

1

Obesity II

1.454

27.2(24.9-29.5)

2.71

940

17.8(15.4-20.2)

1.41

>35.0

18-24y.

75

44.0(32.8-55.2)

4.66(P < .001)

59

16.9(7.3-26.5)

1.24(n.s.)

25-34y.

246

35.4(29.4-41.4)

3.24(P < .001)

105

21.0(13.2-28.8)

1.61(n.s.)

35-44y.

274

39.4(33.6-45.2)

3.86(P < .001)

149

22.8(16.1-29.5)

1.80(P < .05)

45-54y.

274

28.1(22.8-33.4)

2.32(P < .001)

165

24.8(18.2-31.4)

2.01(P < .05)

55-64y.

308

16.6(12.4-20.8)

1.18(n.s.)

228

11.8(7.6-16.0)

.82(n.s.)

65-74y.

277

14.4(10.3-18.5)

1

234

14.1(9.6-18.6)

1