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

Haddad, Chadia; Zakhour, Maha; Bou kheir, Maria; Haddad, Rima; Al Hachach, Myriam; Sacre, Hala; Salameh, Pascale

doi:10.1186/s40337-020-00317-0

Journal of Eating Disorders

Table 5 Multivariable analysis in the general population group

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

	Unstandardized Beta	95% CI		p-value
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	0.736	0.354	1.118	< 0.001
Gender (Male* vs. female)	0.421	0.013	0.829	0.043
Fear of COVID-19 scale	.006	−.018	.030	.615
Short Boredom Proneness scale	.005	−.016	.026	.637
Model 2: 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 scale	0.057	0.034	0.081	< 0.001
Presence of physical contact with friends	− 0.863	−1.254	− 0.472	< 0.001
Number of adults living in the quarantine/confinement	0.115	−0.037	0.266	0.137
Fear of COVID-19 scale	0.006	−0.018	0.029	0.648
Short Boredom Proneness scale	0.013	−0.007	0.033	0.215
Gender (Male* vs. female)	0.558	0.162	0.955	0.006
Education level (university vs. secondary and lower*)	−0.817	−1.628	− 0.006	0.048
Physical exercise during quarantine/confinement	0.382	−0.005	0.769	0.053
BMI (Kg/m²)	0.084	−0.017	0.185	0.101
Model 3: 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.
Presence of physical contact with friends	−0.716	−1.094	−0.338	< 0.001
Gender (Male* vs. female)	0.609	0.232	0.986	0.002
Physical exercise during quarantine/confinement	0.435	0.085	0.786	0.015
Fear of COVID-19 scale	−0.009	−0.031	0.014	0.454
Short Boredom Proneness scale	0.021	0.002	0.040	0.031
Number of adults living in the quarantine/confinement	0.112	−0.032	0.256	0.126
BMI (Kg/m²)	0.115	0.019	0.211	0.019
Model 4: 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 scale	0.035	0.011	0.059	0.005
Gender (Male* vs. female)	0.694	0.387	1.002	< 0.001
Constant sense of insecurity for oneself and loved ones	0.211	−0.114	0.536	0.202
Physical exercise during quarantine/confinement	0.208	− 0.093	0.509	0.174
Fear of COVID-19 scale	−0.003	−0.021	0.016	0.760
BMI (Kg/m²)	0.087	0.007	0.166	0.032

*Reference group

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