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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