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. 2026 Jul 9;25:98. doi: 10.1186/s12937-026-01362-2

Table 5.

BMI-stratified multivariable-adjusted odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for being depressed, anxious, and highly psychologically distressed across tertiles of egg intakea

Egg tertiles Each tertile increase P trend
T1 T2 T3
Egg consumption (g/d) < 15.13 15.13–29.78 > 29.78
Depression
 Normal weight
  Case/participants (n) 13/55 12/56 1/62
  Crude 1.00 0.88 (0.36–2.15) 0.05 (0.01–0.42) 0.39 (0.21–0.69) 0.01
  Model 1 1.00 0.83 (0.32–2.15) 0.05 (0.01–0.42) 0.37 (0.20–0.69) 0.01
  Model 2 1.00 1.18 (0.40–3.51) 0.04 (0.00-0.41) 0.38 (0.19–0.76) 0.01
 Overweight/obese
  Case/participants (n) 30/122 24/122 21/116
  Crude 1.00 0.75 (0.41–1.38) 0.68 (0.36–1.27) 0.82 (0.60–1.12) 0.22
  Model 1 1.00 0.71 (0.37–1.36) 0.73 (0.38–1.39) 0.85 (0.61–1.18) 0.33
  Model 2 1.00 0.55 (0.27–1.12) 0.67 (0.32–1.36) 0.81 (0.56–1.17) 0.26
Anxiety
 Normal weight
  Case/participants (n) 6/55 4/56 2/62
  Crude 1.00 0.63 (0.17–2.36) 0.27 (0.05–1.41) 0.54 (0.25–1.16) 0.11
  Model 1 1.00 0.66 (0.17–2.50) 0.24 (0.04–1.36) 0.52 (0.24–1.14) 0.10
  Model 2 1.00 0.81 (0.12–5.41) 0.22 (0.02–2.93) 0.51 (0.16–1.65) 0.26
 Overweight/obese
  Case/participants (n) 6/122 2/122 7/116
  Crude 1.00 0.32 (0.06–1.63) 1.24 (0.41–3.81) 1.14 (0.60–2.16) 0.69
  Model 1 1.00 0.30 (0.06–1.61) 1.36 (0.44–4.27) 1.20 (0.63–2.29) 0.57
  Model 2 1.00 0.18 (0.03–1.10) 1.19 (0.33–4.30) 1.14 (0.56–2.36) 0.72
High psychological distress
 Normal weight
  Case/participants (n) 30/55 23/56 12/62
  Crude 1.00 0.58 (0.27–1.23) 0.20 (0.09–0.46) 0.45 (0.30–0.68) < 0.001
  Model 1 1.00 0.56 (0.26–1.19) 0.20 (0.09–0.47) 0.46 (0.30–0.69) < 0.001
  Model 2 1.00 0.49 (0.20–1.19) 0.16 (0.06–0.43) 0.41 (0.25–0.66) < 0.001
 Overweight/obese
  Case/participants (n) 40/122 43/122 30/116
  Crude 1.00 1.12 (0.66–1.90) 0.72 (0.41–1.25) 0.85 (0.65–1.12) 0.26
  Model 1 1.00 1.01 (0.58–1.77) 0.70 (0.40–1.24) 0.84 (0.64–1.11) 0.23
  Model 2 1.00 0.90 (0.50–1.62) 0.62 (0.34–1.14) 0.79 (0.59–1.07) 0.12

Model 1: Adjusted for age, sex, and energy intake

Model 2: Additionally, adjusted for marital status, education level, physical activity (HEPA), smoking status, antidepressant usage (nortriptyline, amitriptyline, imipramine, fluoxetine, citalopram, and fluvoxamine), house ownership, approximate income of the family per month, and daily intakes of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, soy, legumes, and low-fat dairy

Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, n Number

aAll values are odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. P-trend was obtained by considering indices’ tertiles as a continuous variable rather than categorical