Table 3

Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios for the association between over-indebtedness and overweight/obesity*

Overweight

Obesity

Odds ratio

95% CI

Odds ratio

95% CI

Over-indebtedness (unadjusted)

1.60

1.40–1.83

2.54

2.16–2.99

Adjusted for

Sex and age

1.98

1.71–2.29

2.91

2.46–3.44

+ Educational level

1.65

1.42–1.93

2.42

2.03–2.90

+ Income level

1.76

1.49–2.09

2.41

1.97–2.95

+ Depression

1.81

1.52–2.15

2.34

1.90–2.87

+ Smoking

1.97

1.65–2.35

2.56

2.07–3.16

Notes: *confounders and independent risk factors modelled in ordinal, polytomous categorical form; n = 9080

Münster et al. BMC Public Health 2009 9:286   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-286