Body weight misperception and psychological distress among young South Korean adults: the role of physical activity

Table 3 Unadjusted associations between body weight misperception (reference group: accurate-perception) and depressed mood by physical activity levels among young South Korean adults aged 20 to 39 years—2010–12 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) (N = 6055)

	Depressed mood
	Under-perception	Over-perception
	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Physical activity
Recommended VPA not met^a	0.55 (0.40, 0.77)*	1.71 (1.19, 2.46)*
Recommended VPA met	0.43 (0.22, 0.85)*	1.52 (0.45, 5.22)
Recommended MPA not met^b	0.55 (0.41, 0.76)*	1.55 (1.06, 2.26)*
Recommended MPA met	0.33 (0.11, 1.03)	3.64 (1.09, 12.14)*
Recommended walking not met^c	0.55 (0.38, 0.79)*	2.02 (1.29, 3.15)*
Recommended walking met	0.51 (0.32, 0.84)*	1.28 (0.66, 2.49)
MSE < 2 day/week^d	0.59 (0.42, 0.83)*	1.74 (1.21, 2.51)*
MSE ≥ 2 day/week	0.39 (0.20, 0.77)*	1.38 (0.37, 5.14)

Referent group: Accurate weight perception
^aRecommended VPA (vigorous-intensity physical activity) ≥ 20 min/session, ≥ 3 day/week
^bRecommended MPA (moderate-intensity physical activity) ≥ 30 min/session, ≥ 5 day/week
^cRecommended walking ≥ 30 min/session, ≥ 5 day/week
^d MSE: Muscular strengthening exercises
*p < 0.05

ISSN: 2397-0642