Table 2.
Odds ratios for the association of basic factors and patterns of change
| Emotionally driven vs. constant | Health-oriented vs. constant | Emotionally driven vs. health-oriented | |
|---|---|---|---|
| aOR (95%-CI) | aOR (95%-CI) | aOR (95%-CI) | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Male | 0.53 (0.39; 0.71)* | 0.69 (0.53; 0.89)* | 0.83 (0.61; 1.12) |
| Trans* | 0.79 (0.17; 3.72) | 0.64 (0.14; 2.87) | 1.28 (0.25; 6.67) |
| Age (per year) | 0.96 (0.95; 0.97)* | 0.99 (0.98; 1.00)* | 0.98 (0.97; 0.99)* |
| BMI categoriesa | |||
| Underweight | 0.32 (0.14; 0.73)* | 0.47 (0.23; 0.94) | 0.78 (0.31; 1.95) |
| Normal weight | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Overweight | 1.52 (1.14; 2.04)* | 1.58 (1.22; 2.05)* | 1.00 (0.76; 1.31) |
| Obesity | 2.46 (1.65; 3.67)* | 1.66 (1.15; 2.40)* | 1.45 (1.01; 2.09) |
| Pre-existing somatic disease | 1.05 (0.83; 1.33) | 1.00 (0.81; 1.24) | 1.01 (0.80; 1.28) |
| Pre-existing psychiatric disease | 1.37 (0.99;1.91) | 0.92 (0.67;1.28) | 1.48 (1.07;2.04) |
| Household size | |||
| Living with one adult (e.g. partner) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Living alone | 1.07 (0.76; 1.51) | 1.10 (0.82; 1.48) | 0.95 (0.69; 1.33) |
| Living with at least one adult (e.g. partner) and at least one child | 1.27 (0.96; 1.78) | 0.96 (0.74; 1.23) | 1.25 (0.95; 1.65) |
| Living with two or more adults (e.g. flat share) | 1.25 (0.89; 1.77) | 1.13 (0.83; 1.54) | 1.02 (0.74; 1.42) |
| Single-parent family | 2.56 (1.14; 5.78) | 1.06 (0.45; 2.49) | 2.21 (0.99; 4.93) |
| Migration background | 1.69 (1.18; 2.44)* | 1.54 (1.10; 2.15)* | 1.06 (0.77; 1.47) |
| Education | |||
| Completed university degree or general qualification for university or technical college entrance | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lower | 0.92 (0.64; 1.32) | 1.03 (0.76; 1.40) | 0.88 (0.62; 1.27) |
| Pre-pandemic occupational status | |||
| Employment | 1.00 (0.77; 1.30) | 0.89 (0.71; 1.12) | 1.12 (0.88; 1.44) |
| Self-employment | 1.29 (0.92; 1.79) | 0.97 (0.72; 1.31) | 1.27 (0.91; 1.76) |
| Retirement | 0.72 (0.35; 1.47) | 1.53 (0.96; 2.45) | 0.50 (0.24; 1.02) |
| Community size | |||
| City (> 100,000) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middletown (20–99,000) | 0.86 (0.64; 1.14) | 0.84 (0.65; 1.09) | 1.00 (0.76; 1.33) |
| Town (5000–19,999) | 0.84 (0.61; 1.16) | 0.77 (0.57; 1.04) | 1.01 (0.73; 1.40) |
| Rural (< 5000) | 0.74 (0.52; 1.04) | 1.07 (0.79; 1.43) | 0.70 (0.50; 0.96) |
Adjusted for age, gender and education (aOR), with 95% confidence interval (95% CI)
*Significant results upon Bonferroni correction for 3 comparisons between clusters, i.e. p < (0.05/3 = 0.017)
aUnderweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2); Normal weight (BMI: 18.5 kg/m2 to 24.9 kg/m2); Overweight (BMI: 25 kg/m2 to 29.9 kg/m2); Obesity (≥ 30 kg/m2)