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Table 2 Associations between engagement in cheat meals in the past 12 months and 30 days and eating disorder behaviors and psychopathology

From: Characterizing cheat meals among a national sample of Canadian adolescents and young adults

 

Cheat meals, past 12 months

Cheat meal, past 30 daysa

 

ARRb (95% CI)

p

ARRb (95% CI)

p

Women

Any overeating, past 28 days

1.29 (1.12–1.48)

< .001

1.27 (1.11–1.46)

< .001

Any loss of control while eating, past 28 days

1.44 (1.24–1.69)

< .001

1.38 (1.19–1.59)

< .001

Any binge-eating, past 28 days

1.47 (1.25–1.73)

< .001

1.39 (1.19–1.62)

< .001

Any vomiting, past 28 days

1.59 (1.14–2.21)

.006

1.40 (1.03–1.89)

.030

Any laxative use, past 28 days

1.77 (1.20–2.62)

.004

1.41 (0.98–2.02)

.061

Any compulsive exercise, past 28 days

1.33 (1.13–1.55)

< .001

1.28 (1.10–1.49)

.001

Any fasting, past 28 days

1.66 (1.39–1.98)

< .001

1.57 (1.33–1.85)

< .001

EDE-Q Global Score

1.31 (1.22–1.42)

< .001

1.27 (1.19–1.36)

< .001

Men

Any overeating, past 28 days

1.16 (0.99–1.35)

.067

1.15 (0.99–1.34)

.058

Any loss of control while eating, past 28 days

1.20 (0.94–1.52)

.133

1.22 (0.97–1.53)

.086

Any binge-eating, past 28 days

1.34 (1.02–1.70)

.034

1.32 (1.03–1.67)

.025

Any vomiting, past 28 days

0.80 (0.48–1.34)

.398

0.69 (0.41–1.14)

.149

Any laxative use, past 28 days

1.17 (0.58–2.36)

.664

0.72 (0.37–1.39)

.326

Any compulsive exercise, past 28 days

1.35 (1.10–1.67)

.005

1.31 (1.07–1.60)

.007

Any fasting, past 28 days

1.46 (1.12–1.92)

.006

1.29 (1.01–1.66)

.042

EDE-Q Global Score

1.35 (1.21–1.51)

< .001

1.33 (1.20–1.48)

< .001

TGNC participants

Any overeating, past 28 days

1.82 (1.18–2.81)

.007

1.89 (1.24–2.89)

.003

Any loss of control while eating, past 28 days

1.54 (0.97–2.44)

.063

1.63 (1.05–2.54)

.031

Any binge-eating, past 28 days

1.87 (1.14–3.06)

.013

1.99 (1.24–3.19)

.004

Any vomiting, past 28 days

1.34 (0.53–3.41)

.534

0.67 (0.26–1.70)

.399

Any laxative use, past 28 days

1.53 (0.51–4.61)

.452

1.87 (0.64–5.44)

.249

Any compulsive exercise, past 28 days

1.31 (0.79–2.17)

.293

0.95 (0.58–1.55)

.833

Any fasting, past 28 days

1.08 (0.69–1.68)

.746

1.13 (0.73–1.76)

.580

EDE-Q Global Score

1.24 (1.01–1.51)

.037

1.15 (0.94–1.40)

.165

  1. Each cell represents the abbreviated outputs of modified Poisson regression models with robust error variance
  2. Boldface indicates statistical significance (p < .05)
  3. ARR Adjusted rate ratio, CI Confidence interval, TGNC Transgender/gender non-conforming, EDE-Q Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire
  4. aIncludes all those who did (1) and didn’t (0) report engagement in cheat meals in the past 30 days
  5. bAdjusted for race/ethnicity, sexual identity, highest education completed, weight perception, and current weight change behaviors
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Journal of Eating Disorders

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