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Table 4 Association of dieting related variables with bone mineral content at age 15 years

From: Dieting is associated with reduced bone mineral accrual in a longitudinal cohort of girls

Model no.

Variable

B

95% CI

Std β

Semi-partial R2

p

1.

Base model (used in all analyses, R2 = 0.79)

 Height at 15y (cm)

10.2

6.43, 13.9

0.26

0.22

< 0.0001

 BMC at 9y (g)

1.13

0.95, 1.31

0.64

0.44

< 0.0001

 BMI percentile at 15y

3.66

2.72, 4.61

0.35

0.09

< 0.0001

 Breast Tanner score at 9y

−76.4

−104.7, −48.0

−0.23

0.04

< 0.0001

 Frequency of physical activity at 9y

0.48

−2.19, 3.15

0.01

0.00

0.72

2.

Dieting variables (individually tested with base model)

 Ever dieted

−40.8

−91.3, 9.70

−0.06

0.00

0.11

3.

 Dieted by 11y

−65.4

−110.2, −20.7

−0.12

0.01

0.005

4.

 Dieted after 11y (n = 94, excludes early dieters)

27.8

−79.2, 23.6

−0.05

0.00

0.29

5.

 Number of weight control strategies used at 11y

−18.2

−30.4, −6.04

−0.13

0.01

0.004

6.

DEBQ at 11y

 Restraint

−45.6

−75.2, −16.1

−0.13

0.01

0.003

7.

 Disinhibition

−25.2

−61.3, 10.9

−0.06

0.00

0.17

8.

chEAT at 11y

 Dieting

−22.5

−37.6, −7.34

−0.12

0.01

0.004

9.

 Food Preoccupation

−53.1

−108.9, 2.70

−0.08

0.01

0.06

10.

 Social Pressure to Eat

−0.09

−24.0, 23.8

−0.0003

0.00

0.99

11.

 Total score

−5.89

−11.8, 0.01

−0.08

0.01

0.051

12.

Weight Concerns at 11y

−68.5

−108.4, −28.6

−0.15

0.02

0.0009

13.

Weight-Related Body Esteem at 11y

31.5

−1.03, 64.0

0.09

0.01

0.06

  1. Models 2–13 also include variables from model 1. DEBQ Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire, chEAT Children’s Eating Behavior Questionnaire