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scored as a continuous variable 2.
Not exact matches
DASH diet
score, coffee and tea intake were analysed
as continuous variables, fish intake per day
as quintiles and all dichotomized for descriptive analyses.
107 Figure 2, which is based on Models 2 and 3 in Table 4, was derived similarly to Figure 1 by setting
continuous variables to their mean values, dichotomous
variables to their modal levels, and ordered
variables to their median values,
as well
as varying the readability
score variable from -3 to 3, which is the approximate range of values in our dataset.
In these analyses,
continuous independent
variables were standardized
as Z -
scores, and age was centered at the sample mean to form interaction terms.
Total depression and anxiety
scores were computed for each participant and were modeled
as continuous variables in our analyses.
Adolescents filled in 69 items, which added up to a total anxiety
score, ranging from 0 to 138: Higher
scores indicate more anxiety symptoms, and was thus treated
as a
continuous variable.
In all the above regression models, prenatal and postnatal EPDS
scores were considered
as continuous variables.
Scores range from 0 to 54, in which higher scores indicate more depressive symptoms, and was therefore treated as a continuous var
Scores range from 0 to 54, in which higher
scores indicate more depressive symptoms, and was therefore treated as a continuous var
scores indicate more depressive symptoms, and was therefore treated
as a
continuous variable.
The scale can be used
as a
continuous variable with increasing levels of emotional distress represented by higher
scores or
as a categorical
variable with standard cutpoints of ≥ 16 and ≥ 23 indicating significant levels of depressive symptomatology but with corresponding differences in sensitivity and specificity for major depressive disorder in community samples (18, 20, 21).
The ADHD symptoms scale is calculated, summarizing the ADHD Inattention and the ADHD Hyperactivity / Impulsivity scales, with a higher
score indicating more symptoms of ADHD and was thus treated
as a
continuous variable.
A total ACE
score was computed for each participant and was modeled
as a
continuous variable in our analyses.
The test was designed for use with children aged 7 - years or older (Psouni and Apetroaia 2014; Psouni et al. 2015) and the
continuous, single
variable score from it, reflecting scripted secure base knowledge, converges with evidence of secure base availability and responsiveness of caregivers
as assessed by the Friends and Family Interview (Steele and Steele 2005), an attachment interview appropriate for use with children in this age group (Psouni and Apetroaia 2014).
A total IES - R
score was computed for each participant and was modeled
as a
continuous variable in our analyses.