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Table 5 Associations between weight perception, weight teasing and mental health among adolescents of different BMIs

From: Association between weight, weight perception, weight teasing and mental health among adolescents

  

Depressive symptoms

Loneliness

Mild Anxiety symptoms

Moderate to Severe Anxiety symptoms

  

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

BMI underweight

 Weight perception

Underweight

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About the right weight

0.666 (0.404–1.097)

0.110

0.669 (0.471–0.952)

0.026

0.681 (0.439–1.057)

0.087

0.904 (0.518–1.578)

0.724

 

Overweight

1.966 (1.034–3.736)

0.039

0.964 (0.521–1.786)

0.908

1.103 (0.534–2.280)

0.790

2.178 (1.023–4.638)

0.044

 Weight teasing

Never

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Less than once a year

0.995 (0.493–2.005)

0.988

3.272 (1.829–5.855)

 < 0.001

3.149 (1.766–5.614)

 < 0.001

2.105 (0.920–4.816)

0.078

 

More than once a year

1.919 (1.105–3.333)

0.021

2.361 (1.417–3.935)

0.001

2.567 (1.483–4.444)

0.001

2.881 (1.442–5.757)

0.003

BMI normal

 Weight perception

About the right weight

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Underweight

1.525 (1.251–1.859)

 < 0.001

1.458 (1.256–1.692)

 < 0.001

1.331 (1.118–1.585)

0.001

1.725 (1.359–2.190)

 < 0.001

 

Overweight

1.319 (1.114–1.562)

0.001

1.392 (1.222–1.585)

 < 0.001

1.379 (1.192–1.596)

 < 0.001

1.404 (1.144–1.723)

0.001

 Weight teasing

Never

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Less than once a year

1.734 (1.413–2.128)

 < 0.001

2.306 (1.925–2.763)

 < 0.001

1.818 (1.509–2.191)

 < 0.001

2.074 (1.610–2.672)

 < 0.001

 

More than once a year

2.716 (2.230–3.308)

 < 0.001

2.812 (2.313–3.420)

 < 0.001

2.285 (1.862–2.805)

 < 0.001

4.723 (3.729–5.983)

 < 0.001

BMI overweight/obese

 Weight perception

Overweight

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About the right weight

0.819 (0.582–1.151)

0.250

0.975 (0.767–1.239)

0.835

0.996 (0.748–1.327)

0.981

0.670 (0.425–1.057)

0.085

 

Underweight

2.108 (1.423–3.122)

 < 0.001

2.073 (1.464–2.936)

 < 0.001

1.425 (0.941–2.157)

0.094

2.709 (1.699–4.321)

 < 0.001

 Weight teasing

Never

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Less than once a year

1.042 (0.765–1.419)

0.796

2.388 (1.911–2.984)

 < 0.001

1.718 (1.337–2.208)

 < 0.001

1.474 (1.009–2.152)

0.045

 

More than once a year

2.970 (2.325–3.793)

 < 0.001

3.839 (3.119–4.727)

 < 0.001

2.822 (2.236–3.562)

 < 0.001

5.212 (3.846–7.065)

 < 0.001

  1. Variables in the model were sex, school type, accommodation status, academic performance, pocket money, weight perception and weight teasing
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