Table 4. Proportion of Variance Accounted for by Common and Specific Genetic and Environmental Factors in Females and Males From Multivariate Common Pathway Model Figure 1.
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| % common | % specific | Total | % common | % specific | Total | % common | % specific | Total | |
| Drive for Thinness | |||||||||
| Female | 36 | 4 | 39 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 17 | 32 |
| Male | 32 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 60 |
| Bulimia | |||||||||
| Female | 7 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 64 | 67 |
| Male | 1 | 27 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 67 |
| Body Dissatisfaction | |||||||||
| Female | 27 | 16 | 43 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| Male | 21 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 45 | 51 |
Note. Total common and specific genetic and environmental proportions may be slightly above or below 100% due to rounding error.