Table 2.
Odds of UWCBs among adults in the Harvard Chan Physical Activity Study (N = 1726)
| OR (95% CI) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vomiting | Laxative Use | Fasting | Diet Pill Use | Muscle Building Supplement Usea | Anabolic Steroid Use | |
| Dating App Use | ||||||
| User | 7.809 (5.415, 11.262) | 6.284 (4.514, 8.748) | 2.656 (2.059, 3.425) | 6.627 (4.766, 9.215) | 4.474 (3.265, 6.132) | 16.226 (9.992, 26.347) |
| Non-user (ref) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1.400 (0.970, 1.906) | 1.280 (0.949, 1.728) | 1.153 (0.923, 1.439) | 0.920 (0.678, 1.250) | 3.975 (2.947, 5.362) | 3.034 (1.980, 4.650) |
| Female (ref) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Asian American | 1.772 (1.004, 3.128) | 1.117 (0.645, 1.934) | 1.542 (1.052, 2.260) | 1.386 (0.821, 2.341) | 1.376 (0.818, 2.315) | 1.575 (0.771, 3.218) |
| African American | 2.259 (1.362, 3.748) | 2.699 (1.747, 4.169) | 1.960 (1.383, 2.777) | 2.590 (1.673, 4.009) | 1.920 (1.187, 3.106) | 3.439 (1.888, 6.264) |
| Hispanic | 2.047 (1.149, 3.646) | 1.533 (0.892, 2.637) | 1.468 (0.988, 2.181) | 1.250 (0.708, 2.207) | 1.760 (1.043, 2.972) | 1.872 (0.900, 3.893) |
| Other or Mixed | 2.513 (1.471, 4.293) | 1.618 (0.962, 2.723) | 1.427 (0.954, 2.135) | 2.610 (1.609, 4.234) | 2.027 (1.228, 3.345) | 2.596 (1.338, 5.036) |
| White (ref) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Sexual Orientation | ||||||
| Gay/Bisexual | 1.022 (0.639, 1.636) | 0.741 (0.470, 1.168) | 1.127 (0.824, 1.540) | 0.939 (0.611, 1.442) | 0.893 (0.577, 1.383) | 1.046 (0.590, 1.855) |
| Heterosexual (ref) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Income (USD) | ||||||
| > 100 K | 0.758 (0.400, 1.435) | 0.954 (0.551, 1.653) | 0.501 (0.340, 0.739) | 1.142 (0.659, 1.981) | 1.206 (0.699, 2.090) | 1.102 (0.507, 2.394) |
| 75-100 K | 1.490 (0.827, 2.682) | 1.088 (0.629, 1.881) | 0.663 (0.448, 0.980) | 1.369 (0.794, 2.361) | 1.912 (1.122, 3.259) | 2.095 (1.011, 4.342) |
| 50- < 75 K | 0.963 (0.546, 1.699) | 1.072 (0.645, 1.780) | 0.603 (0.421, 0.864) | 1.243 (0.747, 2.070) | 1.341 (0.807, 2.228) | 0.979 (0.479, 2.000) |
| 25- < 50 K | 0.979 (0.564, 1.701) | 0.945 (0.573, 1.559) | 0.627 (0.444, 0.884) | 0.998 (0.602, 1.654) | 0.866 (0.520, 1.443) | 1.010 (0.501, 2.038) |
| < 25 K (ref) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| > 40 | 1.777 (1.165, 2.712) | 1.347 (0.911, 1.993) | 1.410 (1.059, 1.878) | 1.262 (0.857, 1.860) | 1.001 (0.688 1.457) | 1.619 (0.960, 2.729) |
| > 30–40 | 0.879 (0.533, 1.452) | 0.914 (0.587, 1.421) | 1.176 (0.858, 1.611) | 0.948 (0.613, 1.465) | 0.504 (0.322, 0.788) | 1.012 (0.545, 1.880) |
| > 25–30 | 0.636 (0.322, 1.256) | 0.985 (0.574, 1.691) | 0.906 (0.607, 1.357) | 0.819 (0.471, 1.426) | 0.486 (0.275, 0.857) | 1.009 (0.455, 2.236) |
| 18–25 (ref) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Never married | 0.464 (0.309, 0.697) | 0.441 (0.306, 0.637) | 0.729 (0.562, 0.946) | 0.514 (0.357, 0.741) | 0.655 (0.457, 0.939) | 0.557 (0.336, 0.923) |
| Otherb | 0.946 (0.500, 1.790) | 0.794 (0.452, 1.396) | 1.038 (0.678, 1.588) | 0.870 (0.494, 1.533) | 1.206 (0.699, 2.080) | 1.372 (0.647, 2.907) |
| Married (ref) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Engagement of UWCBs occurred the past 12 months. Boldface indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05). CIs = confidence interval
aIncludes products such as creatine, amino acids, DHEA, hydroxyl methylbutyrate [HMB], or growth hormone
bParticipants were considered married if they were currently married, and not married if they were never married, divorced, or separated