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Table 2 Orthorexia questionnaire (ORTHO-15) and multidimensional body-self relations questionnaire (MBSRQ) subscale scores of the 213 students with a strong preoccupation with healthy eating

From: Orthorexia nervosa and self-attitudinal aspects of body image in female and male university students

 

Female students n = 194

Male students n = 19

t (all df = 211)

p

Mean ( SD )

 

Total ORTO-15 score

19.66 (2.82)

19.42 (2.71)

0.360

0.719

MBSRQ subscale scores

 

Appearance evaluation

3.16 (0.93)

3.77 (0.75)

−2.72

0.007

Appearance orientation

3.84 (0.56)

3.05 (0.73)

5.67

0.000

Fitness evaluation

3.25 (0.98)

4.10 (0.76)

−3.67

0.000

Fitness orientation

3.27 (0.80)

4.06 (0.65)

−4.17

0.000

Health evaluation

3.46 (0.81)

4.29 (0.53)

−4.39

0.000

Health orientation

3.13 (0.45)

3.41 (0.36)

−2.60

0.010

Illness orientation

3.17 (0.75)

2.91 (0.74)

1.44

0.150

Overweight preoccupation

2.93 (1.03)

1.80 (0.62)

4.66

0.000

Self-classified weight

3.18 (0.61)

2.78 (0.69)

2.66

0.008

Body areas satisfaction

3.16 (0.68)

3.64 (0.62)

−2.95

0.004