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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Eat Disord. 2017 Feb 15;50(7):748–757. doi: 10.1002/eat.22692

Table V.

Odds Ratios* [95% CI] for Significant Associations between Risk Factors and Transition

BMI**
Frequency of Self-
Weighing
EAT-III

     EAT-I Asymptomatic Dieting Disordered Eating
Asymptomatic 1 [Ref] 0.94 [0.77 to 1.15] 1.04 [0.78 to 1.39]
Dieters 1.06 [0.61 to 1.82] 1 [Ref] 1.14 [0.88 to 1.48]
Disordered
Eating
1.53 [0.94 to 2.47] 1 [0.69 to 1.45] 1 [Ref]

Body Satisfaction
EAT-III

     EAT-I Asymptomatic Dieting Disordered Eating
Asymptomatic 1 [Ref] 1.04 [0.82 to 1.31] 0.9 [0.65 to 1.27]
Dieters 1.11 [0.49 to 2.51] 1 [Ref] 0.85 [0.59 to 1.23]
Disordered
Eating
1.84 [0.41 to 8.26] 1.31 [0.7 to 2.44] 1 [Ref]

Depressive
Symptoms
EAT-III

     EAT-I Asymptomatic Dieting Disordered Eating
Asymptomatic 1 [Ref] 1.03 [0.83 to 1.27] 1.57 [1.08 to
2.27]***
Dieters 1.05 [0.71 to 1.55] 1 [Ref] 1.13 [0.84 to 1.53]
Disordered
Eating
0.63 [0.35 to 1.11] 0.56 [0.35 to
0.89]***
1 [Ref]

Self Esteem
EAT-III

     EAT-I Asymptomatic Dieting Disordered Eating
Asymptomatic 1 [Ref] 1.21 [0.98 to 1.49] 0.63 [0.44 to
0.91]***
Dieters 0.9 [0.57 to 1.42] 1 [Ref] 1.06 [0.73 to 1.54]
Disordered
Eating
1.38 [0.66 to 2.9] 1.51 [0.94 to 2.41] 1 [Ref]

Substance Use
EAT-III

     EAT-I Asymptomatic Dieting Disordered Eating
Asymptomatic 1 [Ref] 0.84 [0.7 to 1.02] 1.36 [1.05 to
1.77]***
Dieters 0.7 [0.47 to 1.04] 1 [Ref] 0.79 [0.58 to 1.06]
Disordered
Eating
0.79 [0.46 to 1.36] 0.85 [0.56 to 1.3] 1 [Ref]

Suicidal Ideation
EAT-III

     EAT-I Asymptomatic Dieting Disordered Eating
Asymptomatic 1 [Ref] 1.11 [0.91 to 1.35] 1.28 [0.97 to 1.68]
Dieters 1.2 [0.76 to 1.88] 1 [Ref] 1.17 [0.91 to 1.51]
Disordered
Eating
1.08 [0.65 to 1.78] 0.97 [0.65 to 1.45] 1 [Ref]

Suicide Attempt
EAT-III

     EAT-I Asymptomatic Dieting Disordered Eating
Asymptomatic 1 [Ref] 0.99 [0.76 to 1.28] 1.19 [0.87 to 1.62]
Dieters 1.09 [0.81 to 1.48] 1 [Ref] 0.83 [0.6 to 1.15]
Disordered
Eating
0.87 [0.62 to 1.23] 0.98 [0.74 to 1.29] 1 [Ref]

Weight Teasing by
Peers
EAT-III

     EAT-I Asymptomatic Dieting Disordered Eating
Asymptomatic 1 [Ref] 0.92 [0.74 to 1.14] 0.95 [0.68 to 1.32]
Dieters 0.97 [0.64 to 1.47] 1 [Ref] 1.21 [0.94 to 1.56]
Disordered
Eating
0.63 [0.37 to 1.08] 0.91 [0.63 to 1.3] 1 [Ref]

Family Weight
Teasing
EAT-III

     EAT-I Asymptomatic Dieting Disordered Eating
Asymptomatic 1 [Ref] 0.87 [0.69 to 1.1] 1.38 [1 to 1.89]
Dieters 1.1 [0.74 to 1.62] 1 [Ref] 1.16 [0.91 to 1.47]
Disordered
Eating
0.63 [0.38 to 1.05] 1.01 [0.69 to 1.47] 1 [Ref]

Family
Communication/Car
ing
EAT-III

     EAT-I Asymptomatic Dieting Disordered Eating
Asymptomatic 1 [Ref] 0.92 [0.76 to 1.11] 0.66 [0.5 to
0.87]***
Dieters 0.59 [0.39 to
0.88]***
1 [Ref] 1.05 [0.79 to 1.4]
Disordered
Eating
1.05 [0.6 to 1.83] 0.8 [0.51 to 1.24] 1 [Ref]

Family Meal
Frequency
EAT-III

     EAT-I Asymptomatic Dieting Disordered Eating
Asymptomatic 1 [Ref] 1.2 [0.99 to 1.46] 0.95 [0.73 to 1.24]
Dieters 1.04 [0.67 to
1.61]
1 [Ref] 0.82 [0.64 to 1.06]
Disordered
Eating
1.03 [0.61 to
1.73]
0.92 [0.55 to 1.54] 1 [Ref]

Gender****
EAT-III

     EAT-I Asymptomatic Dieting Disordered Eating
Asymptomatic 1 [Ref] 3.2 [2.16 to
4.61***]
4.7 [2.57 to 8.67]***
Dieters 0.8 [0.28 to 2.32] 1 [Ref] 1 [0.46 to 2.2]
Disordered
Eating
0.3 [0.06 to 1.17] 1.7 [0.41 to 6.7] 1 [Ref]
*

Unit for all Odds Ratios is 1 standard deviation except for Gender which compares Girls to Boys (Reference Group);

**

Model for BMI did not converge;

***

p < 0.05;

****

Model for gender is adjusted for age, SES and race