Table 5.
Pearson Correlation Coefficients Describing Correlation between Total Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Total Number of Unhealthy Dieting Methods Used
| |
Total dieting methods |
|
|---|---|---|
| Correlation coefficient (n) | p value | |
| Total PTSD symptoms | 0.218 (3006) | <0.001 |
| Total PTSD symptoms by | ||
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Black | 0.189 (778) | <0.001 |
| Hispanic | 0.189 (1357) | <0.001 |
| White | 0.251 (871) | <0.001 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 0.217 (447) | <0.001 |
| Living together, not married | 0.215 (615) | <0.001 |
| Single | 0.208 (1780) | <0.001 |
| Divorced/widowed/separated | 0.266 (148) | <0.001 |
| Education | ||
| Currently attending or has less than high school education | 0.160 (1128) | <0.001 |
| High school Diploma or GED | 0.272 (980) | <0.001 |
| Some college | 0.223 (852) | <0.001 |
| Income level | ||
| ≤$15,000 | 0.225 (1547) | <0.001 |
| >$15,000–$29,999 | 0.225 (726) | <0.001 |
| $30,000+ | 0.162 (404) | <0.001 |
| BMI | ||
| <25 | 0.284 (711) | <0.001 |
| 25–29.9 | 0.205 (784) | <0.001 |
| ≥30 | 0.185 (1409) | <0.001 |