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Table 4 HR with 95% CI of depression according to the China-specific criteria of obesity based on BMI and WC stratified by sexa

From: Obesity and the onset of depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults in China: evidence from the CHARLS

 

Female

Male

Crude HR (95% CI)

Adjusted HR (95% CI)

Crude HR (95% CI)

Adjusted HR (95% CI)b

Female

 general obesity (BMI)

  Normal

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

  Underweight

1.099 (0.711~ 1.699)

1.089 (0.702~ 1.689)

1.048 (0.702~ 1.566)

1.058 (0.706~ 1.587)

  Overweight

0.906 (0.755~ 1.087)

0.879 (0.731~ 1.057)

0.792 (0.643~ 0.974)*

0.858 (0.693~ 1.063)

  Obese

0.982 (0.783~ 1.231)

0.906 (0.719~ 1.141)

0.514 (0.355~ 0.745)***

0.506 (0.347~ 0.736)***

  -2Log likelihood

8508.942

8450.743

6953.708

6891.256

 Abdominal obesity (WC)

  Yes

0.948 (0.778~ 1.154)

0.917 (0.752~ 1.119)

0.721 (0.602~ 0.863)**

0.775 (0.644~ 0.933)**

  -2Log likelihood

8510.231

8452.458

6958.550

6899.773

  1. Note. aTests for trend were conducted using time-dependent Cox proportional hazards models, treating BMI and WC as categorical and dichotomous variables, respectively
  2. bAdjusted for age, marital status, education level, Hukou status (household registration), smoking, drinking, activities of daily living, and chronic disease
  3. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; and ***P < 0.001
  4. HR hazard ratio and CI confidence interval
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