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Table 4 Associations between total symptoms of eating disturbance and levels of physical activity (N = 10,172)a

From: Associations between symptoms of eating disturbance and frequency of physical activity in a non-clinical, population-based sample of adolescents

 

Girls (n=5,371)

 

Boys (n=4,801)a

 

Mean diff / adj. mean diff (95% CI)

p-value

Mean diff / adj. mean diff (95% CI)

p-value

Unadjusted model

 - Symptoms of eating disturbance (ED)

-0.04 (-0.07, -0.02)

<.001

-0.09 (-0.13, -0.04)

<.001

Adjusted model

 - Symptoms of eating disturbance (ED)

-0.03 (-0.05, -0.01)

.049

-0.08 (-0.14, -0.02)

.013

 - (+) adjusted for BMIb

-0.01 (-0.03, 0.01)

.168

-0.02 (-0.04, 0.01)

.197

  1. a Excluding item 1 from total EDS-5 score due to low factor loading of item on eating disturbance concept
  2. b The adjustment for BMI follows the additional adjustment for age and socioeconomic status (not shown)