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. 2009 Aug 7;9:286. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-286

Table 2.

Unadjusted odds ratios for the association between possible confounders and overweight/obesity

Overweight Obesity
Odds ratio 95% CI Odds ratio 95% CI

Sex (male) 1.96 1.80–2.13 1.15 1.02–1.30
Age (>40 years) 2.55 2.34–2.79 2.00 1.74–2.30
Education (≥10 years) 0.47 0.43–0.51 0.46 0.41–0.52
Income, net (>1500 €) 0.88 0.80–0.97 0.67 0.58–0.76
Depression (yes) 0.98 0.87–1.11 1.50 1.27–1.77
Smoking (yes) 0.68 0.63–0.74 0.74 0.66–0.85

Notes: in crude analysis, covariates were dichotomised to improve understanding; n = 9080