Table 3. Obesity status and weight control attempt between depression group and non-depression group.
| Variables | 19–29 years | p-value | 30–49 years | p-value | 50–64 years | p-value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression Group | Non-Depression Group | Depression Group | Non-Depression Group | Depression Group | Non-Depression Group | ||||
| (n = 45) | (n = 322) | (n = 119) | (n = 958) | (n = 151) | (n = 641) | ||||
| Classification of obesity‡ | 0.452 | 0.931 | 0.017 | ||||||
| Underweight | 6 (18.9) | 65 (22.2) | 8 (6.2) | 57 (6.3) | 1 (0.7) | 9 (1.5) | |||
| Normal | 27 (59.7) | 212 (64.6) | 83 (71.0) | 690 (72.6) | 108 (74.1) | 396 (60.6) | |||
| Obesity | 10 (21.4) | 45 (13.2) | 27 (22.9) | 207 (21.1) | 42 (25.2) | 236 (37.9) | |||
| Weight control attempt during last year | 0.984 | 0.001 | 0.043 | ||||||
| Weight loss attempt | 24 (52.5) | 169 (51.5) | 64 (55.7) | 483 (49.6) | 70 (46.0) | 310 (49.2) | |||
| Weight maintenance attempt | 7 (14.9) | 45 (13.5) | 16 (12.9) | 200 (21.2) | 32 (21.5) | 153 (22.8) | |||
| Weight gain attempt | 1 (4.1) | 11 (3.5) | 11 (9.9) | 24 (2.7) | 12 (9.1) | 19 (3.2) | |||
| None ever done | 13 (28.5) | 97 (31.5) | 28 (21.6) | 251 (26.4) | 37 (23.3) | 159 (24.8) | |||
*p-values by Chi-square test; †n (%); ‡Obesity criteria: Underweight BMI < 18.5 kg/m2, Normal BMI ≥ 18.5 kg/m2~< 24.9 kg/m2, Obesity BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2: Korean Society for the Study of Obesity.