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. 2007 May 16;7:80. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-80

Table 5.

The effect of overweight based on BMI on depression, self-esteem and body satisfaction

p B OR 95% CI
Depression
Gender 0.063 0.328 1.388 0.983 – 1.960
Socio-economic status 0.842 0.072 1.075 0.526 – 2.198
Overweight based on BMI 0.075 0.561 1.744 0.955 – 3.230
Perceived weight status 0.183 0.078 1.361 0.865 – 2.141
Satisfaction with body 0.000 0.688 1.990 1.379 – 2.871
Self Esteem 0.000 -2.309 0.100 0.060 – 0.160

Self-esteem
Gender 0.100 0.445 1.560 0.918 – 2.652
Socio-economic status 0.259 -0.840 0.432 0.101 – 1.853
Overweight based on BMI 0.708 -0.152 0.859 0.387 – 1.906
Perceived weight status 0.008 -0.860 0.423 0.224 – 0.800
Satisfaction with body 0.013 -0.776 0.460 0.250 – 0.847
Depression 0.000 -2.300 0.100 0.060 – 0.167

Body dissatisfaction
Gender 0.000 0.551 1.735 1.431 – 2.103
Socio-economic status 0.011 0.564 1.759 1.140 – 2.712
Overweight based on BMI 0.010 -0.528 0.590 0.396 – 0.879
Perceived weight status 0.000 2.810 16.617 10.338 – 26.711
Depression 0.000 0.671 1.956 1.350 – 2.833
Self Esteem 0.018 -0.742 0.476 0.257 – 0.882