Table 1 Demographic and clinical features of the study sample ( N = 327)
From: Orthorexia nervosa and self-attitudinal aspects of body image in female and male university students
Feature | Women ( n = 283) | Men ( n = 44) |
|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | ||
Age (years) | 21.98 (1.74) | 22.27 (2.22) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 21.37 (3.39)*** | 23.27 (4.72) |
Height (m) | 1.66 (0.05)*** | 1.80 (0.08) |
Current weight (kg) | 59.10 (10.23)*** | 75.49 (12.80) |
Ideal weight (kg) | 54.04 (7.81)*** | 75.17 (10.75) |
N (%) | ||
Marital status | ||
Never married | 255 (90.1%) | 41 (93.2%) |
Married/living as married | 28 (9.9%) | 2 (4.5%) |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 0 | 1 (2.3%) |
Parental situation | ||
Parents living together | 221 (78.1%) | 30 (68.2%) |
Divorced/separated parents | 42 (14.9%) | 10 (22.8%) |
Deceased father | 19 (6.7%) | 2 (4.5%) |
Deceased mother | 1 (0.4%) | 2 (4.5%) |
Daily weighing | 32 (11.3%) | 4 (9.1%) |
Body satisfaction present | 105 (37.1%) | 27 (61.4%) |
Intentional weight loss with: | ||
Dieting | 90 (31.8%) | 5 (11.4%) |
Physical exercise | 119 (42%) | 7 (15.9%) |
Use of laxatives | 6 (2.1%) | 0 |
Vomiting | 3 (1.1%) | 0 |
Starvation | 12 (4.2%) | 0 |
Currently drinking alcohol | 233 (82.3%) | 37 (84.1%) |
Currently smoking | 48 (17%) | 9 (20.5%) |