Table 3.
Associations of binge eating symptoms at age 13 years with global brain volumes at age 13 years.
| Binge eating symptoms |
Model 1 β (95%CI) |
p |
Model 2 β (95%CI) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebral gray matter volume (cm 3 ) | ||||
| No | Reference | Reference | ||
| Yes | −0.38 (−11.35, 10.58) |
0.95 | 0.41 (−10.03, 10.84) |
0.94 |
| Cerebral white matter volume (cm 3 ) | ||||
| Yes | 1.80 (−8.18, 11.78) |
0.72 | 2.50 (−7.34, 12.34) |
0.62 |
| Subcortical gray matter volume (cm 3 ) | ||||
| Yes | 0.36 (−0.58, 1.30) |
0.45 | 0.41 (−0.52, 1.33) |
0.39 |
β coefficients and 95% confidence intervals (CI) are from multiple linear regressions. The effect estimates represent the difference in cubic centimeters of brain volumes in children with binge eating symptoms compared to children without the symptoms. Model 1 was adjusted for child sex, and age at the MRI measurement. Model 2 was additionally adjusted for child national origin, energy intake, maternal education, household income, maternal smoking during pregnancy, and maternal prenatal psychopathology symptoms.