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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Aug 9.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Eat Disord. 2019 Feb 25;52(5):597–601. doi: 10.1002/eat.23055

TABLE 2.

Survey-weighted logistic regression predicting unhealthy weight control behaviors (UWCB); estimated odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals among Texas school students

Survey-weighted logistic regression
OR for UWCB (95% CI) P
Ethnicity (compared to White)
 Black or African American 1.15 (.54; 2.41) .70
 Hispanic .82 (.56; 1.22) .32
 Other race/ethnicity .92 (.47; 1.77) .78
Age 1.18 (1.03, 1.35) .02
Obese (yes) 1.59 (1.16, 2.19) <.01
Physical activity (<5 days for week) 1.43 (1.14, 1.79) <.01
Adults’ support (no) 1.57 (1.08, 2.26) .02
Dating violence (yes) 2.19 (.35, 13.72) .37
Cyberbullying (yes) 1.19 (.42, 3.35) .72
Bullying at school (yes) 1.89 (.75, 4.69) .16
Gender (female) 3.43 (2.07, 0.5.72) <.001
Sexual identity status (sexual minorities) 4.23 (1.82, 9.83) <.01
Gender × sexual minorities .26 (.11, 0.63) <.01
Interaction effects-dating violence
 Gender × dating violence .70 (.13, 3.96) .67
 Sexual minorities × dating violence .99 (.04, 23.66) .99
 Gender × sexual minorities × dating violence .68 (.01, 31.70) .83
Interaction effects-cyberbullying
 Gender × cyberbullying 1.22 (.38, 3.93) .71
 Sexual minorities × cyberbullying .51 (.02, 10.96) .65
 Gender × sexual minorities × cyberbullying 3.69 (.17, 77.29) .38
Interaction effects-bullying at school
 Gender × bullying .64 (.21, 1.88) .39
 Sexual minorities × bullying 3.93 (.78, 19.75) .09
 Gender × sexual minorities × bullying .17 (.03, 0.75) .02

Note. 95% CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio; UWCB = unhealthy weight control behaviors.