Is body weight dissatisfaction a predictor of depression independent of body mass index, sex and age? Results of a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Association between body weight dissatisfaction and depression stratified by sex, age and body mass index; 2012 Swiss Health Survey^a

	No depression (ref.)	Unadjusted		Age adjusted		Multivariable adjusted^b		Multivariable adjusted^b incl. BMI
Body weight dissatisfaction	OR	OR	95 % CI	OR	95 % CI	OR	95 % CI	OR	95 % CI
Men	1	1.89	[1.41,2.54]	2.05	[1.54,2.74]	1.60	[1.18,2.18]	1.85	[1.34,2.56]
Women	1	2.76	[2.21,3.45]	2.77	[2.21,3.47]	2.16	[1.72,2.72]	2.25	[1.71,2.96]
p-Interaction^c		0.01		0.09		0.18		0.13
Sex adjusted
≥18 to < 30 years	1	1.91	[1.28,2.86]	1.88	[1.27,2.79]	1.53	[1.02,2.30]	1.78	[1.16,2.74]
≥30 to < 60 years	1	2.77	[2.22,3.45]	2.74	[2.20,3.41]	2.05	[1.62,2.59]	2.10	[1.61,2.74]
≥60 years	1	2.63	[1.72,4.02]	2.64	[1.71,4.08]	2.04	[1.29,3.23]	2.34	[1.30,4.23]
p-Interaction		<0.01		0.01		0.07		0.08
Age and sex adjusted
Underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m²)	1	5.19	[2.25,11.95]	5.17	[2.14,12.50]	5.20	[1.77,15.26]
Normal weight (BMI ≥ 18.5 to < 25.0 kg/m²)	1	2.52	[1.87,3.41]	2.43	[1.81,3.28]	1.89	[1.39,2.59]
Overweight (BMI ≥ 25 to < 30.0 kg/m²)	1	2.80	[2.02,3.89]	2.46	[1.77,3.42]	2.00	[1.41,2.83]
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²)	1	2.53	[1.41,4.54]	2.19	[1.20,3.98]	1.97	[1.10,3.51]
p-Interaction		0.48		0.49		0.97

^aWeighted according to the Swiss general population
^bAdjusted for area of residence, nationality, educational level, smoking status, physical activity, marital status, alcohol consumption, attention to diet, self-reported health, age (if appropriate), sex (if appropriate), and body mass index (if appropriate)
^cInteraction term: cross-product of sex, age-groups or weight groups, respectively, with body weight satisfaction

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