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. 2022 Dec 20;11:e74320. doi: 10.7554/eLife.74320

Author response table 2.

Non-genetic associations of BMI and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and ADHD at age 8
Full adjustmentb Less adjustmentc
Beta CI p Beta CI p
Depressive symptoms: SMFQd score Child BMIa 0.05 0.01,0.09 0.02 0.05 0.01,0.09 0.02
Mother’s BMI 0.05 0.03,0.07 <0.001 0.05 0.03,0.07 <0.001
Father’s BMI 0.01 –0.02,0.03 0.67 0.01 –0.02,0.03 0.58
Anxiety symptoms: SCAREDe score Child BMI –0.07 −0.11,–0.03 0.001 –0.07 −0.11,–0.03 <0.001
Mother’s BMI 0.01 –0.01,0.03 0.47 0.01 –0.01,0.03 0.45
Father’s BMI –0.00 –0.02,0.02 0.89 –0.00 –0.02,0.02 0.91
ADHD symptoms: RS-DBDf score Child BMI –0.07 −0.11,–0.03 0.001 –0.07 −0.10,–0.03 0.001
Mother’s BMI 0.04 0.02,0.06 <0.001 0.04 0.02,0.06 <0.001
Father’s BMI 0.02 –0.00,0.04 0.10 0.02 –0.00,0.05 0.07
aCoefficients represent S.D. change in symptoms per 5 kg/m2 increase in BMI. bAdjusted for child’s sex, mother’s and father’s educational qualifications, mother’s and father’s depressive/anxiety symptoms and ADHD symptoms, mother’s and father’s smoking status during pregnancy, and maternal parity, and the child’s, mother’s, and father’s genotyping centre, genotyping chip, and first 20 principal components of ancestry. cAdjusted for the child’s sex, mother’s and father’s educational qualifications, mother’s and father’s depressive/anxiety symptoms and ADHD symptoms, mother’s and father’s smoking status during pregnancy, and maternal parity. dShort Mood and Feelings Questionnaire. eScreen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders. fParent/Teacher Rating Scale for Disruptive Behaviour Disorders