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. 2015 Mar 31;15:310. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1663-z

Table 2.

Regression analysis of CES-D 10 on BMI, BMI-squared, and other covariates stratified by gender

Total (N = 7,672) Male (N = 3,340) Female (N = 4,332)
B SE (B) 95% CI B SE (B) 95% CI B SE (B) 95% CI
Gender
  Male (reference)
  Female −0.19 0.13 (−0.44, 0.07)
BMI −1.01 *** 0.22 (−1.44, −0.58) −0.81 * 0.35 (−1.5, −0.12) −1.10 *** 0.28 (−1.65, −0.55)
BMI-squared 0.02 *** 0.00 (0.01, 0.03) 0.02 * 0.01 (0, 0.03) 0.02 *** 0.01 (0.01, 0.03)
Age 0.01 0.01 (−0.01, 0.02) −0.01 0.01 (−0.03, 0.01) 0.02 0.01 (0, 0.04)
Education
  Elementary school or lower (reference)
  Middle school graduate −0.52 ** 0.17 (−0.86, −0.18) −0.77 ** 0.25 (−1.26, −0.28) −0.28 0.24 (−0.74, 0.18)
  High school graduate −0.73 *** 0.16 (−1.04, −0.41) −0.64 ** 0.22 (−1.07, −0.21) −0.80 ** 0.23 (−1.26, −0.34)
  College or higher −1.37 *** 0.22 (−1.81, −0.94) −1.65 *** 0.26 (−2.17, −1.14) −0.79 0.41 (−1.59, 0.01)
Employment status
  Not employed (reference)
  Employed −0.86 *** 0.13 (−1.12, −0.6) −1.68 *** 0.29 (−2.26, −1.11) −0.73 *** 0.19 (−1.11, −0.36)
Marital status
  Not married (reference)
  Married −1.04 *** 0.15 (−1.34, −0.74) −1.31 *** 0.20 (−1.69, −0.92) −0.54 ** 0.18 (−0.9, −0.18)
Self-rated health status −2.07 *** 0.07 (−2.21, −1.93) −1.89 *** 0.10 (−2.08, −1.69) −2.20 *** 0.10 (−2.39, −2.01)

Note: *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001; B: regression coefficient; The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Body Mass Index (BMI).