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Table 4 Females and Males: The association between weight misperception and probable clinically relevant SDQ total, externalising and internalising symptoms from 11 to 13 years to 14–16 years

From: Weight misperception and psychological symptoms from adolescence to young adulthood: longitudinal study of an ethnically diverse UK cohort

 

SDQ Total Difficulties (score > 17)

SDQ externalising (score > 11)

SDQ internalising (score > 9)

 

OR (95% CI)

P > |z|

OR (95% CI)

P > |z|

OR (95% CI)

P > |z|

OR (95% CI)

P > |z|

OR (95% CI)

P > |z|

OR (95% CI)

P > |z|

 

Model1

Model 4

Model 1

Model 4

Model 1

Model 4

Females

Weight perception (vs. P. normal weight - M. normal weight)

 P. overweight- M. overweight

2.76 (1.66, 4.57)

< 0.001

2.01 (1.18, 3.41)

0.01

1.23 (0.62, 2.42)

0.548

1.39 (0.72, 2.72)

0.329

3.03 (1.74, 5.27)

< 0.001

1.95 (1.11, 3.43)

0.02

 P. normal - M. overweight

1.00 (0.50, 2.00)

0.99

0.84 (0.41, 1.74)

0.643

0.55 (0.24, 1.26)

0.158

0.71 (0.27, 1.90)

0.499

1.14 (0.55, 2.35)

0.723

0.88 (0.42, 1.86)

0.747

 P. overweight- M. normal weight

3.42 (1.88, 6.21)

< 0.001

2.06 (1.10, 3.87)

0.024

2.90 (0.97, 8.61)

0.055

1.24 (0.55, 2.78)

0.6

4.63 (2.45, 8.73)

< 0.001

2.64 (1.38, 5.05)

0.003

 P. underweight- M. normal weight

2.23 (1.26, 3.96)

0.006

1.87 (1.03, 3.40)

0.039

1.86 (1.10, 3.13)

0.02

0.81 (0.35, 1.84)

0.611

2.72 (1.49, 4.96)

0.001

2.69 (1.46, 4.96)

0.002

 P. unsure- M. normal weight

1.76 (1.14, 2.71)

0.011

1.39 (0.88, 2.18)

0.154

1.21 (0.71, 2.04)

0.483

0.80 (0.72, 2.27)

0.394

1.80 (1.12, 2.88)

0.015

1.34 (0.83, 2.16)

0.235

 P. unsure- M. overweight

1.28 (0.68, 2.42)

0.438

1.10 (0.57, 2.11)

0.78

1.29 (0.59, 2.83)

0.518

0.81 (0.43, 2.48)

0.936

1.86 (0.97, 3.56)

0.061

1.40 (0.73, 2.69)

0.317

Random effects

 Level 3 (School) intercept

0.08 (0.01, 0.55)

 

0.09 (0.01, 0.63)

 

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

 

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

 

0.19 (0.05, 0.66)

 

0.10 (0.01, 0.69)

 

 Level 3 (school)> Level 2 (individual) intercept

2.74 (1.79, 4.19)

 

2.46 (1.55, 3.90)

 

3.09 (1.84, 5.18)

 

2.49 (1.29, 4.79)

 

3.20 (2.08, 4.93)

 

2.55 (1.58, 4.13)

 

Males

Weight perception (vs. P. normal weight - M. normal weight)

 P. overweight- M. overweight

3.30 (1.89, 5.74)

< 0.001

2.16 (1.25, 3.74)

0.006

1.23 (0.62, 2.42)

0.548

1.05 (0.52, 2.11)

0.89

5.63 (2.98, 10.59)

< 0.001

2.94 (1.58, 5.49)

0.001

 P. normal - M. overweight

0.74 (0.37, 1.46)

0.381

0.68 (0.35, 1.30)

0.243

0.55 (0.24, 1.26)

0.158

0.60 (0.26, 1.35)

0.218

0.95 (0.43, 2.08)

0.893

0.77 (0.36, 1.68)

0.519

 P. overweight- M. normal weight

1.81 (0.60, 5.46)

0.296

1.32 (0.47, 3.70)

0.597

2.90 (0.98, 8.61)

0.055

1.93 (0.66, 5.68)

0.232

4.40 (1.46, 13.29)

0.009

2.11 (0.72, 6.13)

0.17

 P. underweight- M. normal weight

2.05 (1.25, 3.34)

0.004

2.34 (1.47, 3.71)

< 0.001

1.86 (1.10, 3.13)

0.02

1.82 (1.11, 3.13)

0.019

2.63 (1.46, 4.73)

0.001

2.13 (1.21, 3.75)

0.009

 P. unsure- M. normal weight

1.62 (1.02, 2.56)

0.04

1.61 (1.04, 2.49)

0.033

1.21 (0.71, 2.03)

0.483

1.09 (0.64, 1.85)

0.75

1.39 (0.78, 2.46)

0.26

1.19 (0.68, 2.07)

0.549

 P. unsure- M. overweight

1.51 (0.76, 2.98)

0.237

1.15 (0.60, 2.20)

0.679

1.29 (0.59, 2.83)

0.518

1.31 (0.59, 2.88)

0.507

0.99 (0.41, 2.46)

0.99

0.66 (0.27, 1.62)

0.366

Random effects

 Level 3 (School) intercept

0.08 (0.00, 0.99)

 

0.04 (0.00, 0.13)

 

0.27 (0.09, 0.80)

 

0.22 (0.07, 0.73)

 

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

 

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

 

 Level 3 (school)> Level 2 (individual) intercept

2.93 (1.88, 4.57)

 

2.63 (1.71, 4.04)

 

3.09 (1.84, 5.18)

 

2.14 (1.16, 3.95)

 

3.24 (1.92, 3.24)

 

2.00 (1.03, 3.87)

 
  1. Model 1: coefficients were estimated with linear-mixed models with random intercept, with adjustment for age
  2. Model 4: adjusted for age, ethnicity, current smoking, current alcohol consumption, special diets, weight gain anxiety, and physical activity, maternal overweight, paternal overweight, parental care, and parental control, family affluence and racism