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Table 4 Predicted probabilities (95 % confidence interval) for engaging in each weight control behavior by psychosocial factors in girls and boys

From: Adolescents who engage exclusively in healthy weight control behaviors: Who are they?

 

Healthy WCB only

Comparison weight control behavior groups

No WCB

Unhealthy WCB only

Mixed WCB

Girls

Body fat dissatisfaction

 Low

33.3 (28.7, 37.9)a

34.8 (30.4, 39.2)a

12.6 (9.3, 15.9)a

19.3 (15.3, 23.3)a

 Medium

25.6 (21.7, 29.5)b

25.4 (21.7, 29.2)b

15.5 (12.2, 18.7)a

33.5 (29.3, 37.7)b

 High

17.2 (13.7, 20.7)c

15.1 (11.7, 18.6)c

21.4 (17.7, 25.1)b

46.3 (41.8, 50.8)c

Body build dissatisfaction

 Low

31.0 (26.6, 35.5)a

29.3 (25.2, 33.4)a

10.1 (7.1, 13.1)a

29.6 (25.1, 34.1)a

 Medium

23.8 (20.5, 22.5)b

26.8 (23.4, 30.2)a

16.5 (13.6, 19.4)b

32.9 (29.3, 36.4)a

 High

18.5 (14.4, 22.5)c

17.5 (13.5, 21.5)b

23.3 (19.0, 27.6)c

40.8 (35.9, 45.6)b

Self-esteem

 High

31.6 (27.2, 36.1)a

34.2 (29.9, 38.5)a

8.1 (5.4, 10.8)a

26.1 (21.9, 30.3)a

 Medium

26.0 (22.4, 29.7)a

24.7 (21.2, 28.2)b

15.2 (12.2, 18.2)b

34.1 (30.2, 37.9)b

 Low

16.0 (12.6, 19.4)b

16.3 (12.9, 19.7)c

25.8 (21.7, 29.8)c

41.9 (37.5, 46.4)c

Depressive symptoms

 Low

33.5 (28.6, 38.4)a

32.7 (28.0, 37.4)a

9.4 (6.3, 12.5)a

24.3 (20.0, 28.7)a

 Medium

26.0 (22.2, 29.8)b

27.0 (23.3, 30.7)a

15.0 (11.9, 18.2)b

32.0 (28.0, 36.0)b

 High

17.4 (14.2, 20.5)c

19.1 (15.9, 22.3)b

21.7 (18.4, 25.0)c

41.9 (37.9, 45.8)c

Boys

Body fat dissatisfaction

 Low

36.0 (31.3, 40.7)a

36.2 (31.8, 40.6)a

8.7 (5.9, 11.6)a

19.1 (15.0, 23.1)a

 Medium

30.4 (26.1, 34.6)a

35.1 (30.8, 39.4)a

12.8 (9.7, 15.9)ab

21.7 (18.0, 25.4)a

 High

21.6 (16.6, 26.5)b

24.1 (18.8, 29.4)b

16.9 (12.6, 21.2)b

37.4 (31.9, 42.8)b

Body build dissatisfaction

 Low

35.4 (30.3, 40.6)a

33.1 (28.3, 37.8)a

9.0 (5.9, 12.2)a

22.5 (17.9, 27.0)a

 Medium

31.5 (27.6, 35.4)a

33.2 (29.4, 37.0)a

12.0 (9.2, 14.7)ab

23.3 (19.9, 26.8)a

 High

20.4 (15.9, 24.9)b

32.8 (27.6, 37.9)a

16.3 (12.4, 20.3)b

30.5 (25.8, 35.2)b

Self-esteem

 High

39.2 (34.6, 43.8)a

36.1 (31.9, 40.4)b

6.4 (4.0, 8.8)a

18.3 (14.6, 22.0)b

 Medium

27.8 (23.6, 32.0)b

33.3 (29.1, 37.6)ab

11.4 (8.5, 14.4)b

27.4 (23.5, 31.4)a

 Low

18.9 (14.4, 23.4)c

27.7 (22.7, 32.7)a

21.3 (16.8, 25.8)c

32.1 (27.2, 37.0)a

Depressive symptoms

 Low

31.7 (27.8, 35.7)a

37.6 (33.7, 41.5)b

10.4 (7.8, 13.0)a

20.3 (16.9, 23.6)a

 Medium

31.1 (26.6, 35.7)a

31.9 (27.5, 36.4)ab

12.0 (8.8, 15.2)ab

24.9 (20.8, 29.1)a

 High

23.8 (18.9, 28.8)b

25.5 (20.5, 30.4)a

16.0 (11.8, 20.1)b

34.7 (29.6, 39.9)b

  1. Models adjust for age in years, socio-economic status, ethnicity/race and weight status
  2. WCB weight control behavior
  3. The presence of different superscript letters denotes statistically significant differences (p <.05) between predicted probabilities. Estimates sharing a superscript are not significantly different at p <.05