Table 5.

Predictors of mental health treatment for appearance concerns (adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals)

	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3
	OR	OR	OR	95% CI
Socio-demographic factors
Age (continuous)	1.04**	1.02	1.02	[1.00, 1.05]
Gender (1 = female)	0.81	0.70	0.68	[0.41, 1.11]
Current relationship (1 = yes)	1.07	1.13	1.08	[0.67, 1.72]
College/university degree (1 = yes)	1.06	1.48	1.44	[0.88, 2.37]
Employed full-time (1 = yes)	1.24	1.72*	1.72*	[1.03, 2.90]
Clinical factors
BDD symptom severity (continuous)		1.07**	1.07**	[1.03, 1.12]
Insight (continuous)		0.74	0.74	[0.53, 1.05]
Diagnosed with BDD (1 = yes)		15.81***	14.76***	[6.80, 32.00]
Diagnosed with other mental disorder (1 = yes)		3.97***	3.93***	[2.29, 6.74]
Eating disorder (1 = yes)		0.78	0.79	[0.47, 1.33]
Major depressive disorder (1 = yes)		1.33	1.39	[0.82, 2.36]
Appearance-related suicide attempt (1 = yes)		1.23	1.32	[0.54, 3.21]
Cosmetic surgery (1 = yes)		1.07	1.01	[0.60, 1.71]
Treatment barriers (continuous)			0.91*	[0.85, 0.99]

Note. BDD Body dysmorphic disorder. *** p < .001; ** p < .01; * p < .05