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Table 3 Stepwise gender-specific results of logistic regression analyses (n = 3090*), dental fear being the dependent variable (high fear = 1)

From: Association between dental fear and eating disorders and Body Mass Index among Finnish university students: a national survey

 

Model 1a

Model 2b

Model 3c

 

OR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

Women

         

 Educational sector

1.8

1.3–2.4

< 0.001

1.8

1.3–2.5

0.001

1.8

1.3–2.5

< 0.001

 SCOFF

   

1.6

1.0–2.4

0.043

1.3

0.8–2.0

0.318

 BMI†

         

  Underweight

   

0.9

0.3–2.4

0.779

0.8

0.3–2.2

0.653

  Overweight

   

1.3

0.9–1.9

0.137

1.2

0.8–2.0

0.318

  Mental well-being

      

2.1

1.4–2.9

< 0.001

Men

         

 Educational sector

1.1

0.6–2.0

0.768

1.0

0.6–1.8

0.969

1.0

0.6–1.8

0.987

 SCOFF

   

1.8

0.6–5.8

0.305

1.6

0.5–5.3

0.404

 BMI†

         

  Underweight

   

2.4

0.4–16.0

0.368

2.4

0.4–16.2

0.357

  Overweight

   

2.4

1.3–4.4

0.003

2.4

1.3–4.3

0.004

  Mental well-being

      

1.7

0.9–3.0

0.092

  1. Reference groups = academic university students, SCOFF negative (score < 2), normal weight (18.5–24.9) and good or very good mental well-being
  2. OR odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, SCOFF Sick, control, one stone, fat, food
  3. †BMI: Body mass index (calculated from self-reported height and weight)
  4. *Adjusted for underrepresentation of men
  5. aModel 1 adjusted for age; bModel 2 adds SCOFF status and BMI; cModel 3 adds mental well-being
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