Table 4.
Predicted probabilities (95 % confidence interval) for engaging in each weight control behavior by psychosocial factors in girls and boys
| Healthy WCB only | Comparison weight control behavior groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No WCB | Unhealthy WCB only | Mixed WCB | ||
| Girls | ||||
| Body fat dissatisfaction | ||||
| Low | 33.3 (28.7, 37.9)a | 34.8 (30.4, 39.2)a | 12.6 (9.3, 15.9)a | 19.3 (15.3, 23.3)a |
| Medium | 25.6 (21.7, 29.5)b | 25.4 (21.7, 29.2)b | 15.5 (12.2, 18.7)a | 33.5 (29.3, 37.7)b |
| High | 17.2 (13.7, 20.7)c | 15.1 (11.7, 18.6)c | 21.4 (17.7, 25.1)b | 46.3 (41.8, 50.8)c |
| Body build dissatisfaction | ||||
| Low | 31.0 (26.6, 35.5)a | 29.3 (25.2, 33.4)a | 10.1 (7.1, 13.1)a | 29.6 (25.1, 34.1)a |
| Medium | 23.8 (20.5, 22.5)b | 26.8 (23.4, 30.2)a | 16.5 (13.6, 19.4)b | 32.9 (29.3, 36.4)a |
| High | 18.5 (14.4, 22.5)c | 17.5 (13.5, 21.5)b | 23.3 (19.0, 27.6)c | 40.8 (35.9, 45.6)b |
| Self-esteem | ||||
| High | 31.6 (27.2, 36.1)a | 34.2 (29.9, 38.5)a | 8.1 (5.4, 10.8)a | 26.1 (21.9, 30.3)a |
| Medium | 26.0 (22.4, 29.7)a | 24.7 (21.2, 28.2)b | 15.2 (12.2, 18.2)b | 34.1 (30.2, 37.9)b |
| Low | 16.0 (12.6, 19.4)b | 16.3 (12.9, 19.7)c | 25.8 (21.7, 29.8)c | 41.9 (37.5, 46.4)c |
| Depressive symptoms | ||||
| Low | 33.5 (28.6, 38.4)a | 32.7 (28.0, 37.4)a | 9.4 (6.3, 12.5)a | 24.3 (20.0, 28.7)a |
| Medium | 26.0 (22.2, 29.8)b | 27.0 (23.3, 30.7)a | 15.0 (11.9, 18.2)b | 32.0 (28.0, 36.0)b |
| High | 17.4 (14.2, 20.5)c | 19.1 (15.9, 22.3)b | 21.7 (18.4, 25.0)c | 41.9 (37.9, 45.8)c |
| Boys | ||||
| Body fat dissatisfaction | ||||
| Low | 36.0 (31.3, 40.7)a | 36.2 (31.8, 40.6)a | 8.7 (5.9, 11.6)a | 19.1 (15.0, 23.1)a |
| Medium | 30.4 (26.1, 34.6)a | 35.1 (30.8, 39.4)a | 12.8 (9.7, 15.9)ab | 21.7 (18.0, 25.4)a |
| High | 21.6 (16.6, 26.5)b | 24.1 (18.8, 29.4)b | 16.9 (12.6, 21.2)b | 37.4 (31.9, 42.8)b |
| Body build dissatisfaction | ||||
| Low | 35.4 (30.3, 40.6)a | 33.1 (28.3, 37.8)a | 9.0 (5.9, 12.2)a | 22.5 (17.9, 27.0)a |
| Medium | 31.5 (27.6, 35.4)a | 33.2 (29.4, 37.0)a | 12.0 (9.2, 14.7)ab | 23.3 (19.9, 26.8)a |
| High | 20.4 (15.9, 24.9)b | 32.8 (27.6, 37.9)a | 16.3 (12.4, 20.3)b | 30.5 (25.8, 35.2)b |
| Self-esteem | ||||
| High | 39.2 (34.6, 43.8)a | 36.1 (31.9, 40.4)b | 6.4 (4.0, 8.8)a | 18.3 (14.6, 22.0)b |
| Medium | 27.8 (23.6, 32.0)b | 33.3 (29.1, 37.6)ab | 11.4 (8.5, 14.4)b | 27.4 (23.5, 31.4)a |
| Low | 18.9 (14.4, 23.4)c | 27.7 (22.7, 32.7)a | 21.3 (16.8, 25.8)c | 32.1 (27.2, 37.0)a |
| Depressive symptoms | ||||
| Low | 31.7 (27.8, 35.7)a | 37.6 (33.7, 41.5)b | 10.4 (7.8, 13.0)a | 20.3 (16.9, 23.6)a |
| Medium | 31.1 (26.6, 35.7)a | 31.9 (27.5, 36.4)ab | 12.0 (8.8, 15.2)ab | 24.9 (20.8, 29.1)a |
| High | 23.8 (18.9, 28.8)b | 25.5 (20.5, 30.4)a | 16.0 (11.8, 20.1)b | 34.7 (29.6, 39.9)b |
Models adjust for age in years, socio-economic status, ethnicity/race and weight status
WCB weight control behavior
The presence of different superscript letters denotes statistically significant differences (p <.05) between predicted probabilities. Estimates sharing a superscript are not significantly different at p <.05