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Table 3 The association of obesity, food insecurity and past year major depressive disorder (MDD) episode among females

From: Obesity, food insecurity, and depression 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)*

  1. AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence Interval, Ref Reference category
  2. *significant (p < .05)