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Table 3 Multivariate models for the longitudinal relationship between maternal and family variables and child eating disorder symptoms

From: Maternal and family factors and child eating pathology: risk and protective relationships

 

Model 1

 

Model 2

 

ChEDE brief global

Coefficient (95% CI)

p

Coefficient (95% CI)

p

Parenting scale

0.01 (-0.12, 0.14)

.875

-0.03 (-0.16, 0.10)

.636

Life events scale

0.01 (-0.04, 0.07)

.562

0.02 (-0.03, 0.07)

.402

DASS depression

0.02 (0.01, 0.04)

.033*

0.02 (-0.01, 0.04)

.094

DASS anxiety

-0.01 (-0.03, 0.01)

.431

-0.02 (-0.04, 0.01)

.121

DASS stress

-0.01 (-0.02, 0.02)

.833

0.01 (-0.01, 0.02)

.645

SLSS family satisfaction

-0.27 (-0.38, -0.16)

<.001**

-0.05 (-0.17, 0.07)

.408

Maternal education (ref: completed high school)

    

  < High school

0.19 (0.03, 0.35)

.021*

0.18 (0.02, 0.33)

.023*

Concern about child weight (ref: no concern)

    

  Slight concern

0.01 (-0.19, 0.21)

.931

-.01 (-0.20, 0.18)

.908

  Moderate-high concern

0.67 (0.40, 0.93)

<.001**

0.64 (0.39, 0.88)

<.001**

ChEDE restraint scale

Coefficient (95% CI)

p

Coefficient (95% CI)

p

Parenting scale

0.10 (0.02, 0.18)

.021*

0.07 (-0.01, 0.16)

.100

Concern about child weight (ref: no concern)

    

  Slight concern

-0.01 (-0.13, 0.13)

.968

-0.02 (-0.16, 0.11)

.745

  Moderate-high concern

0.27 (0.11, 0.44)

.001**

0.25 (0.08, 0.41)

.003**

CARES emotional eating

Coefficient (95% CI)

p

Coefficient (95% CI)

p

Life events scale

0.05 (0.02, 0.08)

.001**

0.04 (0.01, 0.07)

.017*

DASS depression

0.01 (-0.01, 0.02)

.056

0.01 (-0.01, 0.02)

.292

Loss of control eating

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p

DASS anxiety

1.06 (1.02, 1.14)

.150

1.03 (0.95, 1.12)

.470

SLSS family satisfaction

0.44 (0.29, 0.72)

<.001**

0.56 (0.35, 0.90)

.026*

  1. Note. Models include variables that predicted the outcome significantly in univariate analyses. Model 1 is adjusted for child body mass index (BMI) z-score only. Model 2 is adjusted for child BMI z-score and child depressive symptom and global self-esteem scores. Coefficients show the predicted change in the dependent variable per unit change in the predictor variable, as identified through linear mixed models. Generalised estimating equations were used to determine odds ratios for the categorical outcome of loss of control eating.
  2. *p < .05 **p < .001.