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Table 3 Conditions associated with traits of EDs, orthorexia and muscle dysmorphia in a multiple logistic regression model

From: University courses, eating problems and muscle dysmorphia: are there any associations?

Traits of eating disorders

β

SE β

Wald

P

OR

95%CI

P**

Age

0.32

0.09

11.8

0.001

1.38

1.15-1.66

 

Males

−1.87

0.47

15.7

<0.001

0.15

0.06-0.39

 

Exercise*

0.69

0.39

3.13

0.08

1.99

0.93-4.31

 

School of Dietetics

1.00

0.44

5.09

0.02

2.71

1.14-6.48

<0.001

Traits of orthorexia

       

Age

0.11

0.06

3.09

0.08

1.11

0.99-1.26

 

Males

−0.43

0.23

3.39

0.07

0.65

0.41-1.03

 

Exercise*

0.34

0.25

1.90

0.17

1.41

0.86-2.29

 

School of Dietetics

0.56

0.32

3.01

0.08

1.75

0.93-3.29

0.04

Traits of muscle dysmorphia

       

Age

0.07

0.10

0.53

0.47

1.08

0.88-1.31

 

Males

0.59

0.48

1.48

0.22

1.80

0.70-4.63

 

Exercise*

0.20

0.48

0.19

0.67

1.23

0.48-3.13

 

School of Exercise and Sport Sciences

1.64

0.65

6.39

0.01

5.15

1.44-18.4

<0.001

  1. *Higher quartile of exercise vs the lower quartiles; **p-values of the likelihood ratio test.