Table 2:
Relation between adolescent drive for thinness and BMI in adulthood
| Drive for thinness score | Relation with BMI in adulthood* | |||||||
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| N | Mean | Median | IQR | r | β | SE | P | |
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| Age 12–13 (Year 3) | 569 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0.28 | 0.47 | 0.07 | 0.0001 |
| Age 14–15 (Year 5) | 540 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0.22 | 0.37 | 0.07 | 0.0001 |
| Age 16–17 (Year 7) | 520 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0.07 | 0.0001 |
| Age 18–19 (Year 9) | 564 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0.19 | 0.31 | 0.07 | 0.0001 |
| Age 19–20 (Year 10) | 596 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 0.21 | 0.34 | 0.06 | 0.0001 |
| Adolescent average | 615 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 8.0 | 0.27 | 0.52 | 0.08 | 0.0001 |
*
Adjusted for race, baseline household income, baseline household education, and baseline BMI
Note: IQR=Inter-quartile range.