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. 2019 Jul 27;9(7):e029809. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029809

Table 4.

ORs for SI given disordered eating, body size perception or intention to lose weight in girls

Non-adjusted Adj. for age Adj. for age/BMI Adj. for age/BMI/SCL-5 Adj. for age/BMI/SCL-5/SES
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Disordered eating
 Poor appetite/Undereating 2.62* 2.03 to 3.38 2.63* 2.04 to 3.39 2.83* 2.17 to 3.70 1.78* 1.33 to 2.39 1.75* 1.30 to 2.37
 Uncontrolled appetite/Overeating 1.94* 1.58 to 2.37 1.93* 1.58 to 2.37 2.05* 1.65 to 2.55 1.56* 1.23 to 1.98 1.58* 1.23 to 2.02
Body size perception
 Very fat 5.54* 3.75 to 8.18 5.48* 3.71 to 8.09 5.88* 3.67 to 9.45 3.96* 2.34 to 6.69 4.04* 2.35 to 6.92
 Quite fat 2.09* 1.77 to 2.47 2.10* 1.77 to 2.48 2.24* 1.84 to 2.73 1.82* 1.47 to 2.26 1.85* 1.49 to 2.30
 Quite thin 1.26 0.98 to 1.60 1.25 0.98 to 1.60 1.25 0.95 to 1.64 1.34 0.10 to 1.79 1.35 1.00 to 1.82
 Very thin 2.09 0.92 to 4.72 2.04 0.9 to 4.61 2.53** 1.07 to 6.01 2.8** 1.13 to 6.94 2.45 0.95 to 6.30
Intention to lose weight
 Yes 2.76* 2.31 to 3.31 2.79* 2.33 to 3.34 2.97* 2.42 to 3.65 2.16* 1.73 to 2.70 2.17* 1.72 to 2.72
 No, but I need to lose weight 1.92* 1.59 to 2.30 1.92* 1.59 to 2.31 1.99* 1.61 to 2.46 1.63* 1.30 to 2.04 1.61* 1.27 to 2.02

Reference category in the dependent variable: no SI. Reference categories in the predictors: Disordered eating: below cut-off for each trait. Body size perception: about the same as others (normal). Intention to lose weight: no. Adjustment for SES from a subsample of 6852 participants. Primary level education used as reference category. *P<0.001, **p<0.05.

BMI, body mass index; SCL-5, The Five-item Hopkins Symptom Checklist; SES, socioeconomic status; SI, suicidal ideation.