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Table 2 Regression analysis of CES-D 10 on BMI, BMI-squared, and other covariates stratified by gender

From: Body mass index and depressive symptoms in middle aged and older adults

 

Total (N = 7,672)

Male (N = 3,340)

Female (N = 4,332)

 

B

 

SE (B)

95% CI

B

 

SE (B)

95% CI

B

 

SE (B)

95% CI

Gender

            

  Male (reference)

            

  Female

−0.19

 

0.13

(−0.44, 0.07)

        

BMI

−1.01

***

0.22

(−1.44, −0.58)

−0.81

*

0.35

(−1.5, −0.12)

−1.10

***

0.28

(−1.65, −0.55)

BMI-squared

0.02

***

0.00

(0.01, 0.03)

0.02

*

0.01

(0, 0.03)

0.02

***

0.01

(0.01, 0.03)

Age

0.01

 

0.01

(−0.01, 0.02)

−0.01

 

0.01

(−0.03, 0.01)

0.02

 

0.01

(0, 0.04)

Education

            

  Elementary school or lower (reference)

            

  Middle school graduate

−0.52

**

0.17

(−0.86, −0.18)

−0.77

**

0.25

(−1.26, −0.28)

−0.28

 

0.24

(−0.74, 0.18)

  High school graduate

−0.73

***

0.16

(−1.04, −0.41)

−0.64

**

0.22

(−1.07, −0.21)

−0.80

**

0.23

(−1.26, −0.34)

  College or higher

−1.37

***

0.22

(−1.81, −0.94)

−1.65

***

0.26

(−2.17, −1.14)

−0.79

 

0.41

(−1.59, 0.01)

Employment status

            

  Not employed (reference)

            

  Employed

−0.86

***

0.13

(−1.12, −0.6)

−1.68

***

0.29

(−2.26, −1.11)

−0.73

***

0.19

(−1.11, −0.36)

Marital status

            

  Not married (reference)

            

  Married

−1.04

***

0.15

(−1.34, −0.74)

−1.31

***

0.20

(−1.69, −0.92)

−0.54

**

0.18

(−0.9, −0.18)

Self-rated health status

−2.07

***

0.07

(−2.21, −1.93)

−1.89

***

0.10

(−2.08, −1.69)

−2.20

***

0.10

(−2.39, −2.01)

  1. Note: *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001; B: regression coefficient; The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Body Mass Index (BMI).