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Table 3 Odds of UWCBs and Muscle Enhancing Behaviors in Dating App Users vs. Non-Users

From: Association between dating app use and unhealthy weight control behaviors and muscle enhancing behaviors in sexual minority men: a cross-sectional study

OR (95% CI)

Behaviors

Partially adjustedb

Fully adjustedc

Fasting

1.19 (0.781, 1.826)

1.07 (0.699, 1.661)

Vomiting

1.37 (0.792, 2.433)

1.25 (0.718, 2.242)

Laxative use

2.32 (1.319, 4.246)**

2.09 (1.179, 3.846)*

Diet pill use

2.21 (1.271, 4.004)**

2.00 (1.138, 3.633)*

Muscle-building Supplementsa

2.55 (1.527, 4.408)***

2.52 (1.499, 4.380)***

Protein powder use

2.13 (1.350, 3.401)**

2.09 (1.321, 3.360)**

Anabolic steroid use

1.54 (0.861, 2.833)

1.44 (0.799, 2.671)

  1. Note. ***<0.001 **<0.01 *<0.05. OR = Odds Ratios, CI = Confidence Interval
  2. a Includes products such as creatine, amino acids, DHEA, hydroxyl methylbutyrate [HMB], or growth hormone. bPartially-adjusted for demographic characteristics. cAdditionally-adjusted for body image dissatisfaction score