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Table 3 Association between childhood BMI with lifetime MDD1 in an Icelandic population (N = 889)

From: Childhood overweight and obesity and the risk of depression across the lifespan

 

Lifetime MDD (cases/n)

Model 12

Model 23

Odds Ratio 95% CI

P-value

Odds Ratio 95% CI

P-value

Continuous BMI

 BMI age 8 (kg/m2)

32/664

1.15

(0.88–1.50)

0.32

1.11

(0.84–1.47)

0.46

 BMI age 13 (kg/m2)

30/708

1.14

(0.98–1.32)

0.10

1.12

(0.96–1.32)

0.14

BMI categories

 Normal or underweight age 8

24/641

1.00

(reference)

 

1.00

(reference)

 

 Obese or overweight age 8

4/23

4.304

(1.34–13.76)

0.01

4.034

(1.16–13.96)

0.03

 Normal or underweight age 13

27/683

1.00

(reference)

 

1.00

(reference)

 

 Obese or overweight age 13

3/25

3.00

(0.84–10.73)

0.09

2.65

(0.69–10.26)

0.16

  1. BMI Body mass index, MDD Major Depressive Disorder, GDS Geriatric depression scale, CI Confidence intervals.
  2. 1 measured at age ~ 75 y
  3. 2 Model 1 = adjusted for sex
  4. 3 Model 2 = Model 1 + education, physical activity, smoking status and alcohol use
  5. 4 Significant at P-value <0.05
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