Table 3 Association of body satisfaction with starting to binge eat frequentlya

From: Body satisfaction, weight gain and binge eating among overweight adolescent girls

 

Age adjusted

OR (95% CI)

Age and BMI adjusted

OR (95% CI)

Fully adjusted b

OR (95% CI)

Body satisfactionc

0.41 (0.27, 0.63)

0.45 (0.29, 0.70)

0.39 (0.24, 0.64)

‘How happy are you with way your body looks?’

Not at all

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

A little

0.43 (0.27, 0.67)

0.41 (0.26, 0.66)

0.43 (0.25, 0.74)

Somewhat

0.39 (0.25, 0.62)

0.42 (0.26, 0.68)

0.38 (0.22, 0.67)

A lot/totally

0.11 (0.05, 0.26)

0.12 (0.05, 0.29)

0.15 (0.06, 0.37)

P trend

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

  1. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
  2. aAll models adjusted for clustering within family using generalized estimating equations.
  3. bFully adjusted model adjusted for age, BMI, TV viewing and maternal overweight/obesity.
  4. cLow body satisfaction is referent group.
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