Table 3.
Association between weight‐related teasing, weight status and the confounding variables with psychosomatic health complaints (n = 20,277)
| Independent variable | Full sample | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight‐related teasing frequency | |||
| Not weight‐teased | 0 (referent) | 0 (referent) | 0 (referent) |
| 1–2 times in past few months | 0.47 (0.41, 0.53)** | 0.37 (0.28, 0.46)** | 0.54 (0.45, 0.63)** |
| 2–3 times per month | 0.65 (0.52, 0.77)** | 0.57 (0.40, 0.77)** | 0.70 (0.54, 0.85)** |
| About once a week | 0.82 (0.71, 0.93)** | 0.75 (0.58, 0.91)** | 0.88 (0.69, 1.07)** |
| Several times a week | 0.98 (0.84, 1.12)** | 0.81 (0.56, 1.07)** | 1.10 (0.92, 1.29)** |
| P for trend | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Weight status | |||
| Normal weight | 0 (referent) | 0 (referent) | 0 (referent) |
| Overweight | −0.005 (−0.07, 0.07) | −0.02 (−0.11, 0.08) | −0.01 (−0.14, 0.12) |
| Obese | −0.05 (−0.11, 0.02) | −0.02 (−0.12, 0.07) | −0.08 (−0.20, 0.03) |
| Gender | |||
| Boys | 0 (referent) | ||
| Girls | 0.48 (0.44, 0.53)** | N/A | N/A |
| Age | |||
| Per each additional year | 0.10 (0.08, 0.11)** | 0.04 (0.02, 0.06)** | 0.16 (0.14, 0.18)** |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 0 (referent) | 0 (referent) | 0 (referent) |
| Aboriginal | 0.04 (−0.06, 0.15) | 0.02 (−0.11, 0.14) | 0.10 (−0.06, 0.26) |
| Arab and West Asian | 0.002 (−0.16, 0.17) | 0.02 (−0.16, 0.18) | −0.05 (−0.31, 0.21) |
| Black | −0.20 (−0.34, −0.07)* | −0.25 (−0.38, −0.12)* | −0.13 (−0.37, 0.11) |
| East Indian and South Asian | −0.15 (−0.23, −0.06)* | −0.21 (−0.33, −0.09)* | −0.10 (−0.22, 0.02) |
| East and Southeast Asian | −0.08 (−0.17, 0.01) | 0.06 (−0.09, 0.22) | −0.19 (−0.31, −0.07)* |
| Latin American | 0.02 (−0.26, 0.29) | 0.17 (−0.21, 0.55) | −0.13 (−0.38, 0.12) |
| Other | 0.03 (−0.03, 0.08) | 0.01 (−0.06, 0.08) | 0.04 (−0.03, 0.11) |
| Perceived family wealth | |||
| Very well off | 0 (referent) | 0 (referent) | 0 (referent) |
| Quite well off | 0.14 (0.10, 0.19)** | 0.10 (0.04, 0.16)* | 0.18 (0.11, 0.25)** |
| Average | 0.36 (0.31, 0.41)** | 0.29 (0.22, 0.37)** | 0.41 (0.32, 0.49)** |
| Not very well off | 0.69 (0.61, 0.78)** | 0.60 (0.50, 0.70)** | 0.76 (0.63, 0.89)** |
| Not at all well off | 0.56 (0.36, 0.76)** | 0.51 (0.26, 0.76)** | 0.57 (0.32, 0.85)** |
| Immigration status | |||
| Born in Canada | 0 (referent) | 0 (referent) | 0 (referent) |
| Immigrated within 5 y | −0.09 (−0.18, 0.01) | 0.02 (−0.10, 0.13) | −0.20 (−0.33, −0.07)* |
| Immigrated >5 y | −0.06 (−0.11, −0.001) | 0.06 (−0.12, 0.01) | −0.04 (−0.13, 0.05) |
Data presented as adjusted ß coefficients (95% confidence intervals).
*
p < 0.01.
**
p < 0.0001.