Childhood emotional problems and self-perceptions predict weight gain in a longitudinal regression model

Table 3 Childhood emotional problems, childhood self perceptions, and adult BMI

	Category	Males and Females				Males				Females				Sex interaction
Independent Variable		N	Coefficient	r2	P Value	N	Cofficient	r2	P Value	N	Coefficient	r2	P Value	Coefficient	P value
Rutter Emotional Score		6567	0.007	0.216	0.250	3208	-0.007	0.171	0.446	3359	0.019	0.224	*0.032	-0.028	*0.024
Self Reported Nervousness		6482		0.217		3157		0.172		3325		0.224
	Often	383	0.373		0.079	169	0.304		0.294	214	0.484		0.108
	Not at all	783	0.336		*0.040	475	0.304		0.088	308	0.326		0.219
Self Reported Worrying		6384		0.217		3112		0.171		3272		0.225
	Often	808	0.358		*0.020	360	0.246		0.268	448	0.447		*0.035	-0.263	0.391
	Not at all	1730	0.217		0.078	950	0.289		0.074	780	0.103		0.583	0.181	0.465
CAROLOC Locus Of Control		6528	0.107	0.220	*0.000	3190	0.069	0.174	*0.011	3338	0.147	0.229	*0.000	-0.109	*0.007
LAWSEQ Self Esteem		6552	0.102	0.219	*0.000	3203	0.069	0.173	*0.027	3349	0.128	0.228	*0.000	-0.017	0.086

*significant p value (p < 0.05)
Results are controlled for sex, social class, z BMI at age 10, and parental BMI, r² values denote variance accounted for by the regression model including the independent variable and these confounders (5 models total).

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