Table 6

Multiple linear regression analysis results.

Factor score, mean (SD)

Respondent Category

N

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 3

Gender

Male

357

7.63

(1.07)

6.40

(1.33)

5.34

(1.57)

Female

328

7.76

(0.89)

6.48

(1.24)

5.06

(1.41)

p-value

0.09

0.72

0.01

Duration of practice

More than 10 years

440

7.64

(1.04)

6.48

(1.34)

5.13

(1.50)

Up to 10 years

245

7.79

(0.89)

6.36

(1.20)

5.34

(1.50)

p-value

0.09

0.34

0.07

Child and adolescent psychiatrist

Child and adolescent psychiatrist

209

7.63

(0.92)

6.71

(1.23)

5.03

(1.43)

Non-child and adolescent psychiatrist

477

7.72

(1.01)

6.32

(1.30)

5.27

(1.52)

p-value

0.16

< 0.001

0.12

Eating disorder specialist

Eating disorder

108

7.93

(0.84)

6.49

(1.50)

4.85

(1.63)

Non-eating disorder

578

7.65

(1.01)

6.42

(1.25)

5.27

(1.47)

p-value

0.01

0.36

0.003

EDSIG membership

Member

245

7.74

(0.98)

6.36

(1.34)

5.21

(1.46)

Non-member

441

7.67

(1.00)

6.47

(1.26)

5.20

(1.52)

p-value

0.51

0.14

0.20

Factor scale scores (on a scale of 0 to 10) by respondent category and the p-value after adjusting for all other respondent categories in a multiple linear regression model. Significant differences are indicated in bold.

Tan et al. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2008 2:40   doi:10.1186/1753-2000-2-40