Table 4.

Prevalence and odds of past year psychiatric disorders by perceived weight discrimination among individuals with BMI ≥ 25

Diagnosis	Perceived weight discrimination (N = 730)	Did not perceive weight discrimination (N = 21,501)	OR (95% CI)a	AOR (95% CI)b
Any Axis-I diagnosis (%, s.e.)	56.6 (2.3)	31.3 (0.5)**	2.38 (1.95–2.91)	2.19 (1.79–2.67)
Any mood disorder (%, s.e.)	32.1 (2.0)	9.7 (0.3)**	2.75 (2.25–3.36)	2.48 (2.01–3.06)
Major depressive episode (%, s.e.)	27.1 (2.1)	7.8 (0.2)**	2.68 (2.12–3.40)	2.41 (1.90–3.07)
Manic or hypomanic episode (%, s.e.)	11.0 (1.3)	3.0 (0.2)**	2.74 (1.98–3.79)	2.43 (1.73–3.40)
Dysthymia (%, s.e.)	3.4 (0.9)	1.2 (0.1)*	2.55 (1.32–4.93)	2.10 (1.10–4.01)
Any anxiety disorder (%, s.e.)	32.6 (2.1)	10.6 (0.3)**	2.92 (2.36–3.60)	2.62 (2.11–3.25)
Generalized anxiety disorder (%, s.e.)	8.1 (1.3)	2.5 (0.2)**	2.88 (1.88–4.40)	2.39 (1.56–3.68)
Social phobia (%, s.e.)	10.8 (1.5)	2.4 (0.2)**	3.68 (2.56–5.29)	3.08 (2.17–4.36)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (%, s.e.)	20.0 (1.7)	6.2 (0.2)**	2.67 (2.11–3.38)	2.43 (1.91–3.08)
Panic disorder (%, s.e.)	10.9 (1.4)	2.4 (0.1)**	3.11 (2.13–4.54)	2.78 (1.89–4.08)
Any substance disorder (%, s.e.)	27.7 (2.2)	20.7 (0.5)**	1.58 (1.24–2.01)	1.46 (1.15–1.86)
Nicotine dependence (%, s.e.)	19.6 (2.0)	13.3 (0.4)**	1.49 (1.14–1.94)	1.37 (1.06–1.78)
Alcohol abuse (%, s.e.)	2.9 (0.8)	5.5 (0.2)**	0.67 (0.37–1.18)	0.67 (0.38–1.17)
Alcohol dependence (%, s.e.)	6.7 (1.2)	4.1 (0.2)*	2.12 (1.38–3.27)	1.95 (1.25–3.03)
Drug abuse (%, s.e.)	2.5 (0.8)	1.4 (0.1)	1.92 (0.99–3.72)	1.72 (0.87–3.39)
Drug dependence (%, s.e.)	2.4 (0.8)	0.6 (0.1)*	4.18 (1.98–8.84)	3.56 (1.67–7.60)

AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.

^aOR controlled for demographics and BMI (25–29.9, 30–34.9, 35–39.9, 40–44.9, 45+);

^bAOR1 controlled for demographics, perceived stress, and BMI.

^*Bivariate difference significant at P < 0.01 level.

^**Bivariate difference significant at P < 0.05 level.