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. 2020 Dec 27;18(1):130. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18010130

Table 2.

Ordered logistic regression of emotional eating by predictors including COVID-19-related worries and psychological distress.

Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval
Gender
Male Reference Reference
Female 1.9 1.8–2.0
Age
18–29 Reference Reference
30–39 1.3 1.1–1.4
40–49 1.1 1.0–1.2
50–59 0.93 0.85–1.0
60–69 0.75 0.69–0.82
70+ 0.55 0.50–0.61
Education level
Primary school Reference Reference
High or trade school 1.0 0.93–1.1
≤3 years of higher education 1.1 1.0–1.2
≥4 years of higher education 1.0 0.94–1.1
Quarantined
No Reference Reference
Yes 1.2 1.1–1.3
Temporarily laid-off
No Reference Reference
Yes 1.0 0.88–1.1
Health-related worries
None Reference Reference
Some 1.3 1.2–1.3
Substantial 1.3 1.2–1.5
Economy-related worries
None Reference Reference
Some 1.3 1.2–1.4
Substantial 1.7 1.5–1.9
Psychological distress
SCL10 ≤ 1.85 Reference Reference
SCL10 ≥ 1.85 4.2 3.9–4.4