Table 3.
Estimated baseline risks (BR) and risk differences (RD) by overeating trajectories and outcomes at age 16 years, adjusted for sex, gestational age, birthweight, maternal age, and maternal education
| Childhood Overeating Trajectories | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge eating (N=4354) | |||
| BR | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Low overeating (N=3271)$ | 0.096 | 0.086, 0.106 | <0.001* |
| RD | 95% CI | p | |
| Low transient (N=598) | 0.024 | −0.005, 0.053 | 0.106 |
| Late increasing (N=548) | 0.057 | 0.027, 0.087 | <0.001* |
| Early increasing (N=290) | 0.069 | 0.025, 0.112 | 0.002* |
| Purging (N=4706) | |||
| BR | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Low overeating (N=3271)$ | 0.024 | −0.005, 0.053 | <0.001 |
| RD | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Low transient (N=598) | 0.011 | −0.009, 0.034 | 0.269 |
| Late increasing (N=548) | 0.011 | −0.007, 0.037 | 0.184 |
| Early increasing (N=290) | 0.017 | −0.003, 0.065 | 0.078 |
| Binge-eating disorder (N=4706) | |||
| BR | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Low overeating (N=3311)$ | 0.009 | 0.001, 0.012 | <0.001* |
| RD | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Low transient (N=606) | 0.005 | −0.001, 0.016 | 0.335 |
| Late increasing (N=552) | 0.014 | 0.002, 0.026 | 0.024 |
| Early increasing (N=291) | 0.006 | −0.01, 0.02 | 0.357 |
BR= Baseline risk; CI = Confidence interval, N = number, RD = Risk difference;
reference group
Associations between overeating trajectories and PD were not adjusted for sex due to collinearity, as PD was not common in boys (<0.5%).
below p-value after Bonferroni correction by the number of comparisons, 0.02.