Both higher CES-DC scores and higher SCARED scores at
baseline were associated with increased eating-disordered
behaviour at follow-up (p = 0.004 for baseline CES-DC
and 0.02 for baseline SCARED in models not adjusted for
the baseline SCOFF). However, this relationship was
almost entirely explained by the strong association of eating-
disordered behaviour and internalising symptoms at
baseline and, thus, disappeared when adjusting for baseline
SCOFF scores (Table 4).