Table 3.

Association between health indicators and weight concerns among Irish boys aged 10–17 years (n 6187); 2010 Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study

	Excellent self-reported health		Frequent emotional symptoms		Frequent physical symptoms		High life satisfaction		Feeling very happy
	OR†	95 % CI	OR†	95 % CI	OR†	95 % CI	OR†	95 % CI	OR†	95 % CI
Weight ‘loss’ concern	0·31	0·27, 0·36	1·86	1·62, 2·15	1·78	1·50 2·12	0·49	0·42, 0·57	0·56	0·49, 0·77
Weight ‘gain’ concern	0·49	0·39, 0·62	2·25	1·79, 2·82	2·41	1·87, 3·11	0·49	0·38, 0·62	0·48	0·39, 0·60

^†The reference category is the group of boys who reported their weight was fine (OR=1·00); adjusted for age group and social class.