Table 2.
Changes in Estimated EDI Drive for Thinness and Bulimia scores in Men and Women across Ages 20 to 50
| Women | Men | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 20 | Age 30 | Age 40 | Age 50 | Age 20 | Age 30 | Age 40 | Age 50 | ||
| EDI Subscale | M (SE) | M (SE) | M (SE) | M (SE) | M (SE) | M (SE) | M (SE) | M (SE) | |
| Fixed Effects Estimate γ (SE) | |||||||||
| Drive for Thinness | 14.68 (0.21) | 13.67 (0.18) | 12.66 (0.18) | 11.66 (0.22) | 9.12 (0.31) | 9.37 (0.27) | 9.62 (0.27) | 9.87 (0.33) | Intercept: 14.19 (0.27)*** |
| Age: −0.06 (0.01)*** | |||||||||
| Gender : 8.06 (0.59)*** | |||||||||
| Age*Gender : −0.13 (0.11)*** | |||||||||
| Bulimia | 13.34 (0.17) | 12.08 (0.13) | 10.82 (0.13) | 9.56 (0.15) | 10.27 (0.25) | 9.84 (0.20) | 9.40 (0.20) | 8.97 (0.24) | Intercept: 14.40 (0.22)*** |
| Age: −0.10 (0.01)*** | |||||||||
| Gender : 4.71 (0.49)*** | |||||||||
| Age*Gender : −0.08 (0.01)*** | |||||||||
Note. Fixed effects estimates are from multilevel models with age in years. Estimated marginal means are probed at ages 20, 30, 40, and 50. EDI=Eating Disorder Inventory.
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