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Table 3 Odds of UWCBs among women in the Harvard Chan Physical Activity Study (N = 1098)

From: Dating app use and unhealthy weight control behaviors among a sample of U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study

OR (95% CI)

 

Vomiting

Laxative Use

Fasting

Diet Pill Use

Muscle Building Supplement Usea

Anabolic Steroid Use

Dating App Use

 User

6.442 (3.837, 10.816)

4.515 (2.828, 7.210)

2.285 (1.611, 3.240)

4.011 (2.583, 6.226)

5.265 (3.090, 8.973)

26.926 (11.512, 62.979)

 Non-user (ref)

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Race/Ethnicity

 Asian American

1.028 (0.435, 2.430)

0.809 (0.352, 1.857)

1.412 (0.868, 2.320)

0.743 (0.339, 1.631)

1.341 (0.557, 3.226)

0.713 (0.150, 3.388)

 African American

0.935 (0.417, 2.097)

2.313 (1.322, 4.048)

1.808 (1.180, 2.769)

1.759 (1.002, 3.090)

2.373 (1.163, 4.844)

3.665 (1.347, 9.976)

 Hispanic

1.762 (0.848, 3.660)

1.544 (0.780, 2.057)

1.455 (0.871, 2.429)

2.355 (1.291, 4.295)

2.657 (1.275, 5.537)

3.413 (1.224, 9.515)

 Other or Mixed

1.120 (0.474, 2.643)

0.999 (0.452, 2.206)

1.164 (0.693, 1.956)

0.719 (0.314, 1.647)

1.643 (0.710, 3.803)

1.454 (0.375, 5.629)

 White (ref)

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Sexual Orientation

 Gay/Bisexual

1.082 (0.587, 1.993)

0.649 (0.352, 1.199)

1.055 (0.719, 1.550)

1.141 (0.684, 1.903)

1.348 (0.735, 2.475)

0.570 (0.199, 1.632)

 Heterosexual (ref)

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Income (USD)

  > 100 K

1.145 (0.529, 2.475)

0.660 (0.356, 1.223)

0.698 (0.458, 1.064)

0.813 (0.439, 1.505)

0.367 (0.155, 0.871)

0.166 (0.047, 0.587)

 75-100 K

1.150 (0.518, 2.550)

0.754 (0.399, 1.424)

0.659 (0.421, 1.030)

0.919 (0.487, 1.735)

1.255 (0.595, 2.649)

0.417 (0.142, 1.221)

 50- < 75 K

1.503 (0.647, 3.492)

0.763 (0.377, 1.540)

0.668 (0.404, 1.103)

1.245 (0.631, 2.457)

1.845 (0.835, 4.078)

0.929 (0.307, 2.811)

 25- < 50 K

0.994 (0.413, 2.392)

0.538 (0.261, 1.109)

0.536 (0.329, 0.875)

1.038 (0.528, 2.042)

0.717 (0.293, 1.752)

0.573 (0.177, 1.855)

  < 25 K (ref)

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Age (years)

  > 40

1.236 (0.688, 2.221)

0.901 (0.528, 1.538)

1.306 (0.906, 1.883)

1.059 (0.636, 1.762)

1.392 (0.724, 2.674)

1.442 (0.542, 3.833)

  > 30–40

0.584 (0.292, 1.168)

0.669 (0.373, 1.200)

1.135 (0.763, 1.688)

0.838 (0.479, 1.466)

0.884 (0.425, 1.840)

0.961 (0.314, 2.937)

  > 25–30

0.690 (0.297, 1.602)

0.744 (0.368, 1.504)

0.776 (0.464, 1.300)

0.887 (0.451, 1.748)

0.800 (0.324, 1.973)

1.489 (0.410, 5.409)

 18–25 (ref)

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Marital Status

 Never married

0.348 (0.195, 0.622)

0.311 (0.186, 0.522)

0.746 (0.533, 1.043)

0.494 (0.305, 0.798)

0.471 (0.252, 0.878)

0.215 (0.081, 0.569)

 Otherb

0.519 (0.213, 1.265)

0.626 (0.304, 1.292)

0.907 (0.540, 1.521)

0.728 (0.363, 1.461)

1.234 (0.549, 2.775)

0.685 (0.219, 2.139)

 Married (ref)

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

  1. Engagement of UWCBs occurred the past 12 months. Boldface indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05). CIs = confidence interval
  2. aIncludes products such as creatine, amino acids, DHEA, hydroxyl methylbutyrate [HMB], or growth hormone
  3. bParticipants were considered married if they were currently married, and not married if they were never married, divorced, or separated