Table 3:

Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for 3-year-late-life depression according to levels of weight change

Variable	SW	LWG	P	LWL	P	MWG	P	MWL	P
Model 1	Referent	1.42 (1.12–1.79)	0.004	1.28 (1.10–1.49)	0.002	1.58 (1.22–2.03)	<0.001	2.14 (1.81–2.54)	<0.001
Model 2	Referent	1.25 (0.93–1.68)	0.148	1.17 (0.97–1.40)	0.098	1.49 (1.10–2.04)	0.011	2.02 (1.66–2.48)	<0.001
Model 3	Referent	1.22 (0.90–1.66)	0.208	1.16 (0.96–1.41)	0.125	1.34 (0.96–1.87)	0.081	1.99 (1.61–2.46)	<0.001

SW: stable weight; LWG: light weight gain; LWL: light weight loss; MWG: moderate weight gain; MWL: moderate weight loss.

Model 1 adjusted for age and sex.

Model 2 adjusted for Model 1 plus education, monthly income, social activity, and life of solitude.

Model 3 adjusted for Model 2 plus body mass index, physical activity, smoking, nutritional status, disability, comorbidity, and cognitive function.