Table 4 Moderation analysis taking generalized anxiety disorder as the independent variable, self-esteem as the moderator and disordered eating as the dependent variable.

From: The association between generalized anxiety disorder and disordered eating symptoms among Lebanese adults with the moderating effect of self esteem

 

Beta

t

p

95% CI

Generalized anxiety disorder

0.01

2.91

0.004

0.004; 0.02

Self-esteem

0.04

1.81

0.071

− 0.003; 0.08

Interaction generalized anxiety disorder by self-esteem

− 0.003

-2.35

0.019

− 0.005; − 0.001*

  1. Numbers in bold indicate significant p values.*indicates significant moderation; results adjusted over the following variables: own a car, alcohol drinking, age, physical activity and financial pressure. The LOG of the DE score was used for this analysis. CI: confidence interval.
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