Weight stigma is associated with body mass index among college students in Taiwan: the mediated role of internalized weight stigma

Table 5 Changes in body mass index explained by changes in weight stigma and psychological distress stratified by gender

	Coefficient (SE)/ Standardized coefficient (p-value)
	Female		Male
	Model 1	Model 2	Model 1	Model 2
Age	-0.02 (0.02)/-0.04 (0.41)	0.01 (0.02)/0.02 (0.64)	-0.001 (0.03)/-0.002 (0.97)	0.004 (0.03)/0.01 (0.90)
Change in perceived weight stigma		0.09 (0.04)/0.10 (0.02)		0.06 (0.05)/0.07 (0.21)
Change in internalized weight stigma		0.09 (0.01)/0.32 (< 0.001)		0.07 (0.02)/0.26 (< 0.001)
Change in psychological distress		-0.02 (0.01)/-0.11 (0.02)		-0.03 (0.01)/-0.20 (0.001)
F-value (p-value)	0.69 (0.41)	16.84 (< 0.001)	0.002 (0.97)	7.13 (< 0.001)
R² (adjusted R²)	0.001 (-0.001)	0.11 (0.10)	0.000 (-0.003)	0.07 (0.06)

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