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Table 5 Estimated crude ORs of depressive symptoms

From: Relationship between body mass index and depressive symptoms: the “fat and jolly” hypothesis for the middle-aged and elderly in China

Variables

Male

Female

Total

 

OR

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

P

Normal weight

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Under-weight

1.65

(1.35,2.02)

0.000

1.53

(1.26,1.86)

0.000

1.63

(1.42,1.87)

0.000

 Over-weight

0.67

(0.59,0.77)

0.000

0.79

(0.71,0.88)

0.000

0.80

(0.74,0.87)

0.000

 Obese

0.64

(0.51,0.79)

0.000

0.68

(0.59,0.79)

0.000

0.75

(0.67,0.85)

0.000

  1. BMI body mass index, BMI Categories include Underweight (–18.5 kg/m2)/Normal weight (18.5–24 kg/m2)/Overweight (24–28 kg/m2)/Obesity (28– kg/m2)