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Table 4 Multivariable analysis in the total sample

From: Association between eating behavior and quarantine/confinement stressors during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak

Variable

Unstandardized Beta

Standardized Beta

P

95% Confidence Interval

Model 1: Linear regression variable taking the ‘EDE-Restraint subscale’ as the dependent variable and the sociodemographic, quarantine/confinement stressors, anger and anxiety as the independent variables.

Physical exercise during quarantine/confinement

1.04

0.32

< 0.001

0.74

1.35

Fear of COVID-19 scale

0.02

0.16

0.001

0.01

0.04

BMI (kg/m2)

0.05

0.15

0.002

0.02

0.09

Variables entered in the models: Age, gender, marital status, education level, BMI, fear of COVID-19 scale, short boredom proneness scale, anxiety scale, anger scale, financial difficulty due to the quarantine/confinement and physical exercise during quarantine/confinement.

Model 2: Linear regression variable taking the ‘EDE- Eating Concern subscale’ as the dependent variable and the sociodemographic, quarantine/confinement stressors, anger and anxiety as the independent variables.

Anxiety

0.04

0.28

< 0.001

0.03

0.06

Gender (malea vs. female)

0.52

0.21

< 0.001

0.30

0.74

BMI (kg/m2)

0.06

0.25

< 0.001

0.04

0.09

Physical exercise during quarantine/confinement

0.43

0.17

< 0.001

0.20

0.65

Constant sense of insecurity for oneself and loved ones

0.41

0.16

0.001

0.18

0.65

Variables entered in the models: Age, gender, marital status, education level, BMI, fear of COVID-19 scale, short boredom proneness scale, anxiety scale, anger scale, constant sense of insecurity for themselves and loved ones, financial difficulty due to the quarantine/confinement and physical exercise during quarantine/confinement.

Model 3: Linear regression variable taking the ‘EDE- Shape Concern subscale’ as the dependent variable and the sociodemographic, quarantine/confinement stressors, anger and anxiety as the independent variables.

Anxiety

0.05

0.23

< 0.001

0.03

0.07

BMI (kg/m2)

0.14

0.39

< 0.001

0.11

0.18

Gender (malea vs. female)

0.63

0.19

< 0.001

0.35

0.91

Fear of COVID-19 scale

0.03

0.20

< 0.001

0.02

0.05

Age

−0.02

− 0.16

0.001

− 0.04

− 0.01

Physical exercise during quarantine/confinement

0.50

0.15

0.001

0.21

0.79

Presence of physical contact with friends

−0.46

− 0.13

0.002

− 0.76

− 0.16

Number of adults living in the quarantine/confinement

0.13

0.10

0.019

0.02

0.23

University education level

−0.55

− 0.09

0.046

−1.08

− 0.01

Variables entered in the models: Age, gender, marital status, education level, BMI, length of quarantine/confinement in days, number of adults living in the quarantine/confinement, fear of COVID-19 scale, short boredom proneness scale, anxiety scale, anger scale, constant sense of insecurity for themselves and loved ones, financial difficulty due to the quarantine/confinement, difficulty buying the desired food and products, presence of physical contact with friends and physical exercise during quarantine/confinement.

Model 4: Linear regression variable taking the ‘EDE- Weight Concern subscale’ as the dependent variable and the sociodemographic quarantine/confinement stressors, anger and anxiety as the independent variables.

Anxiety

0.03

0.19

< 0.001

0.01

0.05

BMI (Kg/m2)

0.14

0.41

< 0.001

0.11

0.17

Gender (malea vs. female)

0.63

0.20

< 0.001

0.37

0.89

Physical exercise during quarantine/confinement

0.61

0.19

< 0.001

0.35

0.88

Short Boredom Proneness scale

0.02

0.15

0.002

0.008

0.03

Number of adults living in the quarantine/confinement

0.17

0.15

< 0.001

0.07

0.27

Presence of physical contact with friends

−0.46

− 0.14

0.001

− 0.73

− 0.19

Fear of COVID-19 scale

0.02

0.12

0.008

0.005

0.03

  1. Variables entered in the models: Age, gender, marital status, education level, BMI, length of quarantine/confinement in days, number of adults living in the quarantine/confinement, fear of COVID-19 scale, short boredom proneness scale, anxiety scale, anger scale, constant sense of insecurity for themselves and loved ones, financial difficulty due to the quarantine/confinement, difficulty buying the desired food and products, presence of physical contact with friends and physical exercise during quarantine/confinement.
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