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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Jul 11.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2006 Jul;63(7):824–830. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.63.7.824

Table 2.

Lifetime prevalence of selected mental disorders by body mass index.

Prevalence if BMI <30 Prevalence if BMI ≥30 Odds Ratio 95% Conf Interv
LIFETIME
Mood Disorder 18.3% 22.0% 1.27 (1.15, 1.41)
 Major Depression 16.0% 18.6% 1.21 (1.09, 1.35)
 Bipolar Disorder 1.9% 2.8% 1.47 (1.12, 1.93)
Anxiety Disorder 9.8% 12.3% 1.28 (1.05, 1.57)
 Generalized Anxiety 5.4% 6.5% 1.20 (0.99, 1.47)
 Panic or Agoraphobia 5.6% 7.1% 1.27 (1.01, 1.60)
Substance Use Disorder 15.6% 12.8% 0.78 (0.65, 0.93)
LAST 12 MONTHS
Mood Disorder 8.1% 9.5% 1.19 (1.00, 1.42)
 Major Depression 6.6% 7.2% 1.09 (0.89, 1.34)
 Bipolar Disorder 1.3% 2.0% 1.61 (1.07, 2.43)
Anxiety Disorder 5.3% 7.0% 1.34 (1.07, 1.66)
 Generalized Anxiety 2.6% 2.9% 1.12 (0.77, 1.64)
 Panic or agoraphobia 3.1% 4.6% 1.50 (1.20, 1.87)
Substance Use Disorder 4.3% 2.9% 0.65 (0.40, 1.06)