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Table 6 Linear regression secondary outcomes in men

From: Fat talk, old talk, or both? Association of negative body talk with mental health, body dissatisfaction, and quality of life in men and women

Variables

β

t

95% CI

R2 change

Adj. R

f

Aging anxiety

    

0.21

0.30

BMI

− 0.09

− 1.44

(− 0.19, 0.03)

0.001

  

Fat talk

0.20

1.43

(− 0.27, 1.67)

0.09

  

Old talk

0.43

2.66b

(0.55, 3.70)

0.11

  

Age

− 0.09

− 0.62

(− 0.08, 0.04)

0.03

  

FTxAge

− 0.34

− 1.49

(− 0.05, 0.007)

0.005

  

OTxAge

0.21

0.78

(− 0.02, 0.05)

0.002

  

General anxiety

    

0.17

0.19

BMI

0.009

0.13

(− 0.12, 0.14)

0.002

  

Fat talk

0.57

4.07a

(1.20, 3.45)

0.14

  

Old talk

− 0.04

− 0.22

(− 2.04, 1.63)

0.002

  

Age

− 0.07

− 0.53

(− 0.09, 0.05)

0.04

  

FTxAge

− 0.50

− 2.15c

(− 0.07, − 0.003)

0.01

  

OTxAge

0.31

1.15

(− 0.02, 0.07)

0.004

  

Quality of life

    

0.10

0.13

BMI

− 0.10

− 1.48

(− 0.26, 0.04)

0.03

  

Fat Talk

− 0.26

− 1.76

(− 2.47, 0.14)

0.08

  

Old talk

0.02

0.13

(− 1.99, 2.27)

0.00

  

Age

0.15

1.01

(− 0.04, 0.13)

0.005

  

FTxAge

− 0.006

− 0.03

(− 0.04, 0.04)

0.00

  

OTxAge

− 0.10

− 0.35

(− 0.06, 0.04)

0.00

  
  1. ED Pathology = eating disorder pathology; BMI = body mass index; FTxAge = fat talk and age interaction; OTxAge = old talk and age interaction
  2. §Cohen’s f2 as estimate of effect size: 0.02 = small, 0.15 = medium, 0.35 = large
  3. ap < 0.001; bp = 0.01; cp = 0.05