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Table 4 Summary statistics for logistic regression analyses examining dieting, weight change, and disordered eating behaviours for women

From: Body dissatisfaction, excessive exercise, and weight change strategies used by first-year undergraduate students: comparing health and physical education and other education students

Dependent variable

Predictor variable

β

SE β

OR

95% CI

p

Dieting and weight change behaviours

 Not eating between meals

Age

−0.02

0.02

0.99

0.95, 1.02

.418

 

Degreea

0.33

0.24

1.39

0.87, 2.20

.169

 Drinking water

Age

−0.04

0.02

0.97

0.93, 1.00

.074

 

Degreea

−0.09

0.24

0.92

0.58, 1.46

.707

 Diet created by self

Age

−0.02

0.02

0.98

0.94, 1.02

.250

 

Degreea

−0.11

0.24

0.89

0.56, 1.43

.637

 Diet from magazine

Age

<0.01

0.03

1.00

0.96, 1.05

.864

 

Degreea

0.17

0.33

1.18

0.62, 2.25

.608

 Slimming tea

Age

−0.02

0.04

0.98

0.92, 1.05

.560

 

Degreea

−0.15

0.35

0.86

0.43, 1.71

.665

 Skipping meals

Age

−0.01

0.02

0.99

0.95, 1.03

.645

 

Degreea

0.22

0.25

1.25

0.77, 2.02

.367

 Exercise

Age

−0.02

0.02

0.98

0.94, 1.02

.288

 

Degreea

0.31

0.29

1.37

0.77, 2.43

.290

 Detox products

Age

−0.01

0.04

0.99

0.92, 1.06

.743

 

Degreea

0.02

0.39

1.02

0.47, 2.19

.965

 Protein shakes / snacks / powders

Age

−0.01

0.02

0.99

0.95, 1.04

.803

Degreea

−0.13

0.26

0.88

0.53, 1.48

.630

 Creatine

Age

0.07

0.05

1.07

0.97, 1.17

.169

 

Degreea

−1.54

0.82

0.22

0.43, 1.07

.061

Disordered eating and unhealthy weight change behaviours

 Smoking

Age

0.01

0.03

1.01

0.95, 1.08

.683

 

Degreea

0.92

0.57

2.50

0.83, 7.58

.105

 Fasting

Age

−0.03

0.03

0.97

0.91, 1.03

.301

 

Degreea

−0.10

0.30

0.90

0.50, 1.63

.732

 Laxatives

Age

0.02

0.05

1.02

0.93, 1.12

.644

 

Degreea

−0.46

0.61

0.63

0.19, 2.10

.453

 Vomiting

Age

−0.05

0.07

0.48

0.82, 1.10

.475

 

Degreea

0.67

0.66

0.31

0.53, 7.18

.314

 Slimming pills

Age

0.03

0.03

1.03

0.97, 1.10

.324

 

Degreea

−0.29

0.51

0.75

0.28, 2.02

.571

 Excessive exercise

Age

−0.05

0.03

0.95

0.89, 1.02

.139

 

Degreea

−0.76

0.26

0.47

0.28, 0.78

.004

  1. Note: a Course HPE = 0, non-HPE = 1; Bonferroni adjusted alpha was p < .003; Significant results are bolded; Logistic regression analyses could not be conducted for anabolic steroids because only one participant endorsed that method of weight change