Factors associated with eating habits in the hierarchical
multiple linear regression
Age, working status of mother, drinking alcohol, exercise
and smoking status were entered in the first step. In the
second step, the following factors were entered: “eat because
of feeling lonely”, “feel out of control when eating”,
“eat so much until stomach hurts”, “eat because of
feeling upset or nervous” and “eat because of feeling
happy”. The results from the first step indicated that age
was significantly associated with eating habits score
(p = 0.006). In the second step, factors associated with
eating habits score were age (p = 0.009), drinking alcohol
(p = 0.037) and eat because of feeling happy (p = 0.009)
(Table 6). The total model was significant (p