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Table 2 Comparison of associations of new-onset eating disorders based on complete case results (ignoring nonresponse) and weighted for nonresponse

From: Assessing nonresponse bias at follow-up in a large prospective cohort of relatively young and mobile military service members

  Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) of new-onset eating disorders
  Women (N= 12,641) Men (N= 33,577)
  Complete case analysis Weighted for nonresponse Complete case analysis Weighted for nonresponse
Deployment experience     
   Nondeployed 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
   Deployed without combat exposures 0.83 (0.56, 1.23) 0.89 (0.60, 1.32) 0.91 (0.73, 1.13) 0.90 (0.72, 1.13)
   Deployed with combat exposures 1.29 (0.91, 1.85) 1.33 (0.93, 1.90) 0.94 (0.77, 1.15) 0.96 (0.77, 1.18)
Service component     
   Reserve/Guard 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
   Active duty 1.19 (0.95, 1.48) 1.20 (0.96, 1.50) 1.28 (1.10, 1.49) 1.35 (1.14, 1.60)
Life stressor scale category     
   Low/mild 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
   Moderate 1.12 (0.89, 1.43) 1.18 (0.92, 1.52) 1.15 (0.92, 1.44) 1.15 (0.90, 1.46)
   Major 1.24 (0.84, 1.82) 1.20 (0.81, 1.77) 1.75 (1.18, 2.57) 1.77 (1.17, 2.68)
History of diagnosed mental disorder     
   No 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
   Yes 1.83 (1.45, 2.32) 1.79 (1.40, 2.30) 1.88 (1.51, 2.34) 2.07 (1.61, 2.67)
History of alcohol misuse     
   No 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
   Yes 1.29 (0.99, 1.68) 1.27 (0.96, 1.68) 1.44 (1.24, 1.67) 1.52 (1.29, 1.79)
Special diet for weight loss     
   No 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
   Yes (Diet) 2.26 (1.84, 2.78) 2.27 (1.82, 2.82) 2.54 (2.15, 2.99) 2.42 (2.04, 2.88)
  1. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval
  2. Details on exclusion criteria and adjustment factors have been published elsewhere [13].
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