Association of dietary behaviour and depression among adolescents in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Factor associated with depression among school-going adolescents in Malaysia

Socio-demographic characteristic	Crude OR			p value	Adjusted OR			p value
	Exp (B)	95% confidence interval			Exp(B)	95% confidence interval
	Exp (B)	Lower	Upper		Exp(B)	Lower	Upper
Sex
Male	1.00				1.00
Female	2.64	2.45	2.84	< 0.001	2.71	2.51	2.92	< 0.001
Form
1	1.00				1.00
2	1.28	1.16	1.42	< 0.001	1.29	1.16	1.41	< 0.001
3	1.27	1.13	1.42	< 0.001	1.27	1.13	1.43	< 0.001
4	1.36	1.22	1.51	< 0.001	1.38	1.24	1.54	< 0.001
5	1.47	1.32	1.64	< 0.001	1.49	1.33	1.66	< 0.001
Ethnicity
Malay	1.59	1.33	1.91	< 0.001	1.71	1.41	2.07	< 0.001
Chinese	1.03	0.86	1.23	0.787	1.10	0.91	1.33	0.327
Indian	1.00				1.00
Other Bumiputeras	1.74	1.38	2.19	< 0.001	1.69	1.32	2.17	< 0.001
Others	1.58	1.13	2.23	0.008	1.63	1.16	2.30	0.006
Consuming fast food
Less than 3 days per week	1.00				1.00
At least 3 days per week	1.88	1.69	2.08	< 0.001	1.73	1.55	1.93	< 0.001
Carbonated soft drinks consumption
Less than 1 time per day	1.00				1.00
At least 1 time per day	1.50	1.40	1.60	< 0.001	1.59	1.48	1.70	< 0.001
Fruits intake
Less than 2 servings per day	1.31	1.23	1.39	< 0.001	1.44	1.35	1.54	< 0.001
At least 2 servings per day	1.00				1.00
Vegetable intakes
Less than 3 servings per day	1.00				1.00
At least 3 servings per day	0.88	0.82	0.95	< 0.001	1.03	0.95	1.12	0.499

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