Experienced Poor Lighting Contributes to the Seasonal Fluctuations in Weight and Appetite That Relate to the Metabolic Syndrome

Table 6

Determinants of the seasonal variations experienced as a problem in a representative sample of the Finns aged 30 and over.

Explanatory variable	Estimate	Standard error	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval
Female sex	reference
Male sex	−0.14	0.080	0.87	0.74 to 1.01
Living alone	reference
Living with someone	−0.12	0.086	0.89	0.75 to 1.05
Normal self-reported lighting at home	reference
Poor self-reported lighting at home	0.92	0.29	2.52	1.43 to 4.43
Low GHQ-12 sum score	reference
High GHQ-12 sum score	0.53	0.11	1.71	1.37 to 2.13
Low BDI sum score	reference
Medium BDI sum score	1.11	0.087	3.05	2.57 to 3.61
High BDI sum score	1.63	0.15	5.12	3.81 to 6.89
No diagnosis	reference
Alcohol use disorder	0.67	0.18	1.96	1.37 to 2.80
Depressive disorder	0.78	0.15	2.19	1.64 to 2.93
Anxiety disorder	0.68	0.25	1.97	1.21 to 3.19
Comorbid condition	1.17	0.22	3.21	2.09 to 4.94

GHQ-12 = 12-item General Health Questionnaire; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory.