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Table 3 Weight status (BMI classification), weight perception (WP), and bullying victimization as predictors of depression, anxiety, and flourishing scores among boys in Year 7 (2018/19) of the COMPASS Study

From: Do weight perception and bullying victimization account for links between weight status and mental health among adolescents?

 

BMI

BMI + WP

BMI + WP + Bullying

Est.

95% CI

p-value

Est.

95% CI

p-value

Est.

95% CI

p-value

DEPRESSION (CESD-10)

 BMI Classification (ref: “normal-weight”)

  Underweight

0.07

0.01, 0.14

.0287

0.02

−0.04, 0.08

.5502

0.01

−0.05, 0.08

.6949

  Overweight

0.01

−0.02, 0.03

.6834

−0.03

−0.06, 0.00

.0631

−0.03

− 0.06, 0.00

.0430

  Obesity

0.10

0.06, 0.14

<.0001

0.00

−0.04, 0.04

.9324

0.00

−0.04, 0.03

.8410

  Missing BMI

0.13

0.11, 0.16

<.0001

0.11

0.08, 0.13

<.0001

0.11

0.09, 0.13

<.0001

 Weight Perception (ref: “About the right weight”)

  Underweight

   

0.14

0.12, 0.16

<.0001

0.12

0.10, 0.15

<.0001

  Overweight

   

0.19

0.17, 0.22

<.0001

0.17

0.15, 0.20

<.0001

  Missing WP

   

0.12

0.05, 0.19

.0005

0.09

0.02, 0.15

.0145

 Bullying Victimization in the last 30 days (ref: Yes)

  No

      

−0.38

−0.40, −0.36

<.0001

  R2

  

0.016

  

0.047

  

0.113

ANXIETY (GAD-7)

 BMI Classification (ref: “normal-weight”)

  Underweight

0.08

0.00, 0.17

.0485

0.01

−0.08, 0.09

.8855

−0.01

−0.09, 0.07

.8269

  Overweight

0.01

−0.03, 0.04

.6762

−0.04

−0.08, − 0.01

.0151

−0.04

− 0.08, − 0.01

.0126

  Obesity

0.09

0.04, 0.14

.0005

−0.06

−0.11, − 0.01

.0259

−0.06

− 0.11, − 0.01

.0125

  Missing BMI

0.05

0.02, 0.08

.0009

0.01

−0.02, 0.04

.4800

0.01

−0.02, 0.04

.6061

 Weight Perception (ref: “About the right weight”)

  Underweight

   

0.21

0.18, 0.23

<.0001

0.19

0.16, 0.21

<.0001

  Overweight

   

0.28

0.24, 0.32

<.0001

0.25

0.22, 0.29

<.0001

  Missing WP

   

−0.01

−0.10, 0.08

.8136

−0.05

−0.15, 0.04

.2581

 Bullying Victimization in the last 30 days (ref: Yes)

  No

      

−0.49

−0.53, − 0.46

<.0001

  R2

  

0.017

  

0.037

  

0.091

FLOURISHING (FS)

 BMI Classification (ref: “normal-weight”)

  Underweight

−0.04

−0.06, −0.03

<.0001

−0.03

−0.05, − 0.01

.0021

−0.03

− 0.04, − 0.01

.0031

  Overweight

0.00

−0.01, 0.00

.4782

0.01

0.00, 0.02

.0016

0.01

0.01, 0.02

.0009

  Obesity

−0.04

−0.05, − 0.03

<.0001

0.00

−0.01, 0.01

.6217

0.00

−0.01, 0.02

.4756

  Missing BMI

−0.07

−0.08, − 0.06

<.0001

−0.06

− 0.07, − 0.05

<.0001

−0.06

− 0.06, − 0.05

<.0001

 Weight Perception (ref: “About the right weight”)

  Underweight

   

−0.04

−0.05, − 0.04

<.0001

−0.04

− 0.05, − 0.03

<.0001

  Overweight

   

−0.07

−0.08, − 0.06

<.0001

−0.07

− 0.08, − 0.06

<.0001

  Missing WP

      

−0.05

−0.07, − 0.03

<.0001

 Bullying Victimization in the last 30 days (ref: Yes)

  No

      

0.08

0.07, 0.09

<.0001

  R2

  

0.027

  

0.059

  

0.084

  1. Note: All models include sociodemographic covariates (i.e., student grade and ethnicity, school area median household income and urbanicity) and adjust for school clustering. Est. = parameter estimate