Table 4.
Odds ratios for 8 domains of SF-36 by BMI categories for women (normal weight vs. overweight, and normal weight vs. obese)
| 18.5–24.9 | 25–29.9 | ≥ 30 | |||
| Normal weight | Overweight | Obese | |||
| OR | OR | (95%CI) | OR | (95%CI) | |
| Model 1 | |||||
| Physical functioning | 1 | 5.98 | (4.01–8.93) *** | 12.04 | (4.91–29.98) *** |
| Role-physical | 1 | 1.94 | (1,51–2.49) *** | 2.64 | (1.76 – 3.97)*** |
| Bodily pain | 1 | 1.72 | (1.30–2.99) *** | 2.56 | (1.52–4.30)*** |
| General health | 1 | 2.22 | (0.66–7.44) | 2.34 | (0.31–17.47) |
| Vitality | 1 | 2.23 | (0.51–9.80) | 0.77 | (0.17–3.40) |
| Social functioning | 1 | 1.57 | (1.18–2.07) *** | 1.53 | (0.99–2.38) * |
| Role-emotional | 1 | 1.39 | (1.06–181) ** | 1.62 | (1.08–2.42) ** |
| Mental health | 1 | 1.29 | (0.37–4.57) | 1.31 | (0.17–10.14) |
| Model 2 | |||||
| Physical functioning | 1 | 2.87 | (1.87–4.40)*** | 1.34 | (0.79–2.27) |
| Role-physical | 1 | 1.27 | (0.96–1.68) | 1.14 | (0.74–1.73) |
| Bodily pain | 1 | 1.21 | (0.89–1.64) | 1.00 | (0.65–1.55) |
| General health | 1 | 0.84 | (2.22–3.14) | 2.31 | (0.31–17.56) |
| Vitality | 1 | 2.32 | (0.49–10.91) | 1.24 | (0.39–2.16) |
| Social functioning | 1 | 1.28 | (0.95–1.74) | 0.83 | (0.54 – 1.27) |
| Role-emotional | 1 | 1.12 | (0.84–1.51) | 1.13 | (0.72–1.75) |
| Mental health | 1 | 1.57 | (0.41–6.02) | 1.51 | (0.19–11.78) |
| Model 3 | |||||
| Physical functioning | 1 | 2.64 | (1.27–5.4) ** | 1.17 | (0.44–3.12) |
| Role-physical | 1 | 1.05 | (0.55–2.01) | 0.67 | (0.26–1.76) |
| Bodily pain | 1 | 1.17 | (0.61–2.24) | 0.98 | (0.41–2.38) |
| General health | 1 | 0.23 | (0.59–2.55) | 0.85 | (0.94–3.42) |
| Vitality | 1 | 1.25 | (0.98–3.26) | 0.96 | (0.64–2.68) |
| Social functioning | 1 | 0.95 | (0.50–1.80) | 0.48 | (0.20–1.14) |
| Role-emotional | 1 | 0.71 | (0.34–1.51) | 1.48 | (0.59–3.69) |
| Mental health | 1 | 0.43 | (0.39–6.87) | 1.39 | (0.78–2.66) |
| Model 4 | |||||
| Physical functioning | 1 | 2.21 | (1.0–4.93) * | 1.19 | (0.44–3.19) |
| Role-physical | 1 | 1.23 | (0.60–2.49) | 0.64 | (0.24–1.71) |
| Bodily pain | 1 | 1.43 | (0.69–2.98) | 0.91 | (0.37–2.24) |
| General health | 1 | 0.28 | (0.03–2.86) | 0.68 | (0.44–2.13) |
| Vitality | 1 | 0.35 | (0.24–1.63) | 0.47 | (0.38–1.28) |
| Social functioning | 1 | 1.18 | (0.58–2.38) | 0.45 | (0.19–3.73) |
| Role-emotional | 1 | 0.84 | (0.38–1.89) | 1.60 | (0.63–4.04) |
| Mental health | 1 | 0.32 | (0.29–1.26) | 0.46 | (0.28–2.11) |
Model 1 not adjusted; Model 2 adjusted for age and education;
Model 3 adjusted for age, education, smoking, physical exercise other than walking, walking;
Model 4 adjusted for age, education, smoking, physical exercise other than walking, walking, diabetes, hypertension, coronary arterial disease
P value < 0.001***;P value < 0.01**;P value < 0.05*