Table 4.
Odds of UWCBs among men in the Harvard Chan Physical Activity Study (N = 628)
| OR (95% CI) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vomiting | Laxative Use | Fasting | Diet Pill Use | Muscle Building Supplement Usea | Anabolic Steroid Use | |
| Dating App Use | ||||||
| User | 11.738 (6.534, 21.087) | 9.949 (5.970, 16.580) | 3.165 (2.159, 4.639) | 14.437 (8.125, 25.650) | 4.394 (2.932, 6.585) | 14.581 (7.861, 27.046) |
| Non-user (ref) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Asian American | 3.958 (1.691, 9.265) | 1.651 (0.7532, 3.620) | 1.851 (1.000, 3.428) | 3.205 (1.423, 7.217) | 1.375 (0.704, 2.687) | 2.310 (0.970, 5.500) |
| African American | 6.795 (3.087, 14.958) | 3.385 (1.637, 7.000) | 2.301 (1.233, 4.295) | 4.683 (2.163, 10.140) | 1.551 (0.803, 2.998) | 4.119 (1.879, 9.031) |
| Hispanic | 5.413 (2.310, 12.684) | 2.203 (0.889, 5.457) | 1.447 (0.746, 2.810) | 4.025 (1.711, 9.469) | 1.685 (0.838, 3.388) | 2.193 (0.882, 5.454) |
| Other or Mixed | 4.335 (1.806, 10.403) | 2.581 (1.142, 5.832) | 2.121 (1.113, 4.042) | 2.756 (1.133, 6.708) | 1.781 (0.893, 3.554) | 2.339 (0.940, 5.822) |
| White (ref) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Sexual Orientation | ||||||
| Gay/Bisexual | 1.102 (0.509, 2.389) | 0.892 (0.435, 1.828) | 1.266 (0.730, 2.196) | 0.732 (0.330, 1.623) | 0.567 (0.303, 1.063) | 1.523 (0.726, 3.196) |
| Heterosexual (ref) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Income (USD) | ||||||
| > 100 K | 0.454 (0.167, 1.235) | 2.203 (0.889, 5.457) | 0.431 (0.225, 0.826) | 1.363 (0.510, 3.645) | 1.444 (0.734, 2.842) | 1.982 (0.678, 5.792) |
| 75-100 K | 1.161 (0.471, 2.861) | 1.790 (0.712, 4.501) | 0.642 (0.334, 1.234) | 1.460 (0.554, 3.845) | 1.388 (0.693, 2.780) | 3.880 (1.377, 10.932) |
| 50- < 75 K | 0.677 (0.283, 1.619) | 1.815 (0.764, 4.313) | 0.502 (0.270, 0.933) | 1.975 (0.804, 4.852) | 1.925 (0.928, 3.991) | 1.872 (0.685, 5.113) |
| 25- < 50 K | 0.755 (0.320, 1.782) | 1.663 (0.698, 3.966) | 0.494 (0.268, 0.910) | 1.374 (0.553, 3.416) | 1.727 (0.842, 3.543) | 2.810 (1.058, 7.466) |
| < 25 K (ref) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| > 40 | 3.201 (1.638, 6.254) | 1.396 (0.583, 3.345) | 1.216 (0.629, 2.353) | 0.647 (0.224, 1.869) | 0.825 (0.510, 1.334) | 0.669 (0.224, 1.997) |
| > 30–40 | 1.841 (0.842, 4.024) | 1.469 (0.732, 2.949) | 1.289 (0.762, 2.181) | 1.399 (0.666, 2.940) | 0.365 (0.204, 0.653) | 1.063 (0.489, 2.313) |
| > 25–30 | 0.483 (0.134, 0.738) | 2.072 (1.127, 3.809) | 1.587 (0.991, 2.541) | 1.664 (0.872, 3.176) | 0.374 (0.178, 0.787) | 1.595 (0.834, 3.049) |
| 18–25 (ref) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Never married | 0.708 (0.378, 1.325) | 0.676 (0.387, 1.180) | 0.698 (0.456, 1.067) | 0.673 (0.366, 1.237) | 0.839 (0.531, 1.328) | 0.819 (0.436, 1.537) |
| Otherb | 3.063 (1.025, 9.155) | 1.323 (0.500, 3.503) | 1.603 (0.719, 3.573) | 1.628 (0.561, 4.724) | 1.357 (0.553, 3.328) | 1.703 (0.568, 5.106) |
| 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