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. 2020 Sep 17;78:83. doi: 10.1186/s13690-020-00463-6

Table 3.

The association of obesity, food insecurity and past year major depressive disorder (MDD) episode among females

Variable AOR (95% CI)
Non-Hispanic White Ref
Black 0.63 (0.54--0.73)*
Latino 0.78 (0.75–1.00)
Asian 0.40 (0.30–0.53)*
Age 0.98 (0.97–0.98)*
Education: < High school 1.44 (1.17–1.78)*
Income: <$30,000 per year 0.88 (0.77–1.01)
Obesity*food insecurity 3.16 (2.36–4.21)*
Obesity*no report of food insecurity 1.08 (1.02–1.38)*

AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence Interval, Ref Reference category

*significant (p < .05)