Table 5.

Linear relationships between age, BMI, and the EDE‐Q primary and g factor scores (n ₂ = 538) in a full structural equation analysis

	Standard model		Nested g‐factor model
Predictors	Age	BMI	Age	BMI
S1	–0.23***	0.56***	–0.13**	–0.09
S2	–0.25***	0.37***	–0.10*	–0.23***
S3	–0.08*	0.40***	0.16**	–0.12*
S4	–0.16***	0.45***	0.04	–0.06
g			–0.21***	0.56***

^* p < 0.05,

^** p < 0.01,

^*** p < 0.001.

Coefficients represent standardized linear regression estimates in a full SEM analysis. Standard model: S1‐S4 represent subscale scores summed as in Table 1. Nested factor model: S1‐S4 represent primary factor scores.