Table 3.
Multivariate models for the longitudinal relationship between maternal and family variables and child eating disorder symptoms
| Model 1 | Model 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ChEDE brief global |
Coefficient (95% CI) |
p |
Coefficient (95% CI) |
p |
| Parenting scale |
0.01 (-0.12, 0.14) |
.875 |
-0.03 (-0.16, 0.10) |
.636 |
| Life events scale |
0.01 (-0.04, 0.07) |
.562 |
0.02 (-0.03, 0.07) |
.402 |
| DASS depression |
0.02 (0.01, 0.04) |
.033* |
0.02 (-0.01, 0.04) |
.094 |
| DASS anxiety |
-0.01 (-0.03, 0.01) |
.431 |
-0.02 (-0.04, 0.01) |
.121 |
| DASS stress |
-0.01 (-0.02, 0.02) |
.833 |
0.01 (-0.01, 0.02) |
.645 |
| SLSS family satisfaction |
-0.27 (-0.38, -0.16) |
<.001** |
-0.05 (-0.17, 0.07) |
.408 |
| Maternal education (ref: completed high school) |
|
|
|
|
| < High school |
0.19 (0.03, 0.35) |
.021* |
0.18 (0.02, 0.33) |
.023* |
| Concern about child weight (ref: no concern) |
|
|
|
|
| Slight concern |
0.01 (-0.19, 0.21) |
.931 |
-.01 (-0.20, 0.18) |
.908 |
| Moderate-high concern |
0.67 (0.40, 0.93) |
<.001** |
0.64 (0.39, 0.88) |
<.001** |
|
ChEDE restraint scale |
Coefficient (95% CI) |
p |
Coefficient (95% CI) |
p |
| Parenting scale |
0.10 (0.02, 0.18) |
.021* |
0.07 (-0.01, 0.16) |
.100 |
| Concern about child weight (ref: no concern) |
|
|
|
|
| Slight concern |
-0.01 (-0.13, 0.13) |
.968 |
-0.02 (-0.16, 0.11) |
.745 |
| Moderate-high concern |
0.27 (0.11, 0.44) |
.001** |
0.25 (0.08, 0.41) |
.003** |
|
CARES emotional eating |
Coefficient (95% CI) |
p |
Coefficient (95% CI) |
p |
| Life events scale |
0.05 (0.02, 0.08) |
.001** |
0.04 (0.01, 0.07) |
.017* |
| DASS depression |
0.01 (-0.01, 0.02) |
.056 |
0.01 (-0.01, 0.02) |
.292 |
|
Loss of control eating |
Odds ratio (95% CI) |
p |
Odds ratio (95% CI) |
p |
| DASS anxiety |
1.06 (1.02, 1.14) |
.150 |
1.03 (0.95, 1.12) |
.470 |
| SLSS family satisfaction | 0.44 (0.29, 0.72) | <.001** | 0.56 (0.35, 0.90) | .026* |
Note. Models include variables that predicted the outcome significantly in univariate analyses. Model 1 is adjusted for child body mass index (BMI) z-score only. Model 2 is adjusted for child BMI z-score and child depressive symptom and global self-esteem scores. Coefficients show the predicted change in the dependent variable per unit change in the predictor variable, as identified through linear mixed models. Generalised estimating equations were used to determine odds ratios for the categorical outcome of loss of control eating.
*p < .05 **p < .001.