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Table 3 Associations between actual weight, weight perception, weight teasing and adolescents' mental health

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

Model 1

 BMI

Normal

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Underweight

1.033 (0.850–1.255)

0.743

0.982 (0.847–1.139)

0.814

0.958 (0.805–1.139)

0.625

1.078 (0.856–1.357)

0.523

 

Overweight/obese

1.218 (1.077–1.379)

0.002

1.134 (1.029–1.251)

0.011

1.044 (0.932–1.169)

0.456

1.268 (1.093–1.470)

0.002

 Weight perception

About the right weight

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Underweight

1.596 (1.363–1.869)

 < 0.001

1.533 (1.363–1.725)

 < 0.001

1.376 (1.198–1.582)

 < 0.001

1.813 (1.499–2.194)

 < 0.001

 

Overweight

1.764 (1.554–2.004)

 < 0.001

1.701 (1.547–1.870)

 < 0.001

1.569 (1.405–1.753)

 < 0.001

2.085 (1.788–2.432)

 < 0.001

 Weight teasing

Never

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Less than once a year

1.419 (1.212–1.661)

 < 0.001

2.302 (2.022–2.621)

 < 0.001

1.815 (1.582–2.082)

 < 0.001

1.761 (1.452–2.136)

 < 0.001

 

More than once a year

2.824 (2.480–3.216)

 < 0.001

3.073 (2.712–3.482)

 < 0.001

2.488 (2.177–2.842)

 < 0.001

4.600 (3.934–5.379)

 < 0.001

Model 2

 BMI

Normal

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Underweight

0.905 (0.731–1.121)

0.362

0.863 (0.733–1.015)

0.076

0.895 (0.740–1.083)

0.253

0.912 (0.706–1.177)

0.477

 

Overweight/obese

0.888 (0.772–1.021)

0.096

0.796 (0.711–0.892)

 < 0.001

0.758 (0.666–0.863)

 < 0.001

0.794 (0.670–0.942)

0.008

 Weight perception

About the right weight

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Underweight

1.590 (1.342–1.883)

 < 0.001

1.537 (1.353–1.746)

 < 0.001

1.368 (1.178–1.589)

 < 0.001

1.780 (1.449–2.186)

 < 0.001

 

Overweight

1.311 (1.132–1.518)

 < 0.001

1.260 (1.128–1.407)

 < 0.001

1.282 (1.129–1.456)

 < 0.001

1.364 (1.141–1.630)

0.001

 Weight teasing

Never

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Less than once a year

1.388 (1.177–1.636)

 < 0.001

2.323 (2.030–2.658)

 < 0.001

1.815 (1.573–2.095)

 < 0.001

1.768 (1.446–2.163)

 < 0.001

 

More than once a year

2.759 (2.388–3.189)

 < 0.001

3.138 (2.740–3.593)

 < 0.001

2.522 (2.181–2.917)

 < 0.001

4.671 (3.922–5.563)

 < 0.001

  1. Model 1 was adjusted by sex, school type, accommodation status, academic performance, and pocket money
  2. Model 2 included sex, school type, accommodation status, academic performance, pocket money, BMI (actual weight), weight perception and weight teasing
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