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. 2023 Feb 21;13:3044. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-29961-7

Table 5.

Direct associations of variable with body image concern and eating behavior.

Body Image concern EB-EE EB-ES EB-RE
β SE P β SE P β SE P β SE P
Social Media Addiction 0.460 0.026  < 0.001 0.123 0.036 0.001 0.167 0.036  < 0.001 0.029 0.034 0.390
Body Image concern 0.132 0.036  < 0.001 0.153 0.036  < 0.001 0.241 0.033  < 0.001
Gender (male) − 0.024 0.029 0.405 − 0.029 0.032 0.372 0.024 0.032 0.445 − 0.047 0.030 0.114
Age (year) − 0.026 0.029 0.363 − 0.040 0.032 0.215 0.024 0.032 0.452 − 0.080 0.030 0.008
Network Job (yes) 0.019 0.028 0.506 0.075 0.032 0.019 0.025 0.032 0.432 0.052 0.030 0.080
Admin (yes) − 0.028 0.028 0.329 0.033 0.032 0.297 − 0.016 0.032 0.609 0.029 0.030 0.339
PAL (sedentary) 0.026 0.029 0.358 0.048 0.032 0.139 − 0.009 0.032 0.774 0.125 0.030  < 0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 0.216 0.028  < 0.001 0.067 0.033 0.040 − 0.073 0.033 0.025 0.275 0.030  < 0.001
Semi-affluence# − 0.017 0.035 0.624 0.032 0.039 0.417 0.115 0.039 0.003 − 0.098 0.036 0.007
Affluence# − 0.008 0.035 0.822 0.042 0.039 0.281 0.051 0.039 0.186  < 0.001 0.036 0.992

P value for path-analysis. P < 0.05 considered significant. Significant results are shown in bold font.

EB-EE Eating behavior-Emotional eating, EB-ES Eating behavior-External stimuli, EB-RE Eating behavior-Restrained eating, PAL Physical activity level, BMI body mass index.

*Positive answer compared to negative.

#Compared to deprived.