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Table 3 Results of the linear regression analyses to the association between life events with body weight changes (n = 2789)

From: The association between adverse life events and body weight change: results of a prospective cohort study

 

Mean weight change

 

Univariate

Multivariatea

 

β

95% CI

β

95% CI

Total study population (n = 2789)

Crude

    

    Number of life events experienced

0.10

-0.04, 0.25

0.11

-0.14, 0.37

    Highest impact

0.06

-0.23, 0.36

0.16

-0.22, 0.54

    Highest adaptation

-0.06

-0.39, 0.27

-0.17

-0.55, 0.20

Adjustedb

    

    Number of life events experienced

0.09

-0.05, 0.23

0.11

-0.14, 0.36

    Highest impact

-0.09

-0.40, 0.21

0.02

-0.36, 0.40

    Highest adaptation

-0.19

-0.52, 0.14

-0.23

-0.60, 0.13

BMI <25 kg/m 2 (n = 1745)

    

Crude

    

    Number of life events experienced

0.09

-0.09, 0.26

0.20

-0.10, 0.49

    Highest impact

-0.17

-0.52, 0.18

-0.17

-0.61, 0.27

    Highest adaptation

-0.15

-0.55, 0.25

-0.16

-0.61, 0.28

Adjustedb

    

    Number of life events experienced

0.07

-0.10, 0.24

0.17

-0.13, 0.46

    Highest impact

-0.25

-0.60, 0.11

-0.23

-0.67, 0.21

    Highest adaptation

-0.26

-0.66, 0.14

-0.23

-0.67, 0.21

BMI ≥25 kg/m 2 (n = 1044)

    

Crude

    

    Number of life events experienced

0.13

-0.13, 0.39

-0.01

-0.46, 0.44

    Highest impact

0.41

-0.13, 0.95

0.67

-0.02, 1.37

    Highest adaptation

0.09

-0.49, 0.66

-0.24

-0.91, 0.42

Adjustedb

    

    Number of life events experienced

0.15

-0.11, 0.40

0.09

-0.36, 0.53

    Highest impact

0.15

-0.40, 0.70

0.36

-0.34, 1.05

    Highest adaptation

-0.10

-0.67, 0.46

-0.30

-0.94, 0.35

Weight losers (n = 705)

    

Crude

    

    Number of life events experienced

-0.11

-0.28, 0.06

-0.14

-0.42, 0.14

    Highest impact

-0.14

-0.44, 0.16

0.07

-0.29, 0.45

    Highest adaptation

-0.38*

-0.71, -0.05

-0.37

-0.75, 0.01

Adjustedb

    

    Number of life events experienced

-0.07

-0.24, 0.10

-0.07

-0.35, 0.22

    Highest impact

-0.13

-0.44, 0.19

0.11

-0.28, 0.50

    Highest adaptation

-0.37*

-0.71, -0.03

-0.40*

-0.78, -0.01

Weight gainers (n = 2084)

    

Crude

    

    Number of life events experienced

0.07

-0.06, 0.20

-0.04

-0.27, 0.20

    Highest impact

-0.03

-0.32, 0.25

-0.02

-0.38, 0.34

    Highest adaptation

0.19

-0.12, 0.51

0.22

-0.14, 0.57

Adjustedb

    

    Number of life events experienced

0.08

-0.05, 0.21

-0.001

-0.22, 0.22

    Highest impact

-0.18

-0.47, 0.10

-0.17

-0.53, 0.19

    Highest adaptation

0.06

-0.24, 0.37

0.13

-0.21, 0.48

  1. Abbreviations: ß Beta coefficient, CI Confidence interval, BMI Body Mass Index.
  2. *Statistically significant at p < 0.05.
  3. aNumber of life events, highest impact and highest adaptation were included in the same model.
  4. bAdjusted for age, gender, smoking cessation, smoking initiation, educational level, and interval between completion of the follow-up measurement and the HLEQ.