Table 3 Bivariate analysis of the factors associated with the Dutch restrained eating scale
| Â | Dutch restrained eating scale | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | |||
Gender | Male | 2.35 ± 0.92 | < 0.001 |
Female | 2.65 ± 0.97 | ||
Marital status | Single | 2.49 ± 0.98 | 0.004 |
Married | 2.71 ± 0.91 | ||
Monthly income | No income | 2.49 ± 0.98 | 0.021 |
<  1000$ | 2.50 ± 0.97 | ||
1000–2000 $ | 2.74 ± 0.91 | ||
>  2000 $ | 2.80 ± 0.83 | ||
Education level | Primary | 2.67 ± 1.02 | 0.926 |
Complementary | 2.51 ± 0.85 | ||
Secondary | 2.56 ± 0.97 | ||
University | 2.55 ± 0.97 | ||
Alcohol use | Yes | 2.55 ± 1.17 | 0.984 |
No | 2.54 ± 0.95 | ||
Tobacco use | Yes | 2.48 ± 0.99 | 0.173 |
No | 2.59 ± 0.95 | ||
Caffeine | Yes | 2.57 ± 0.97 | 0.053 |
No | 2.35 ± 0.90 | ||
Family history of eating disorders | Yes | 2.85 ± 0.90 | < 0.001 |
No | 2.47 ± 0.97 | ||
Pressure from TV, magazine to lose weight | Yes | 3.09 ± 0.90 | < 0.001 |
No | 2.43 ± 0.94 | ||
Practicing sport activities | Yes | 2.68 ± 0.95 | < 0.001 |
No | 2.36 ± 0.96 | ||
Receiving comments from the family concerning losing weight | Yes | 2.64 ± 0.97 | 0.113 |
No | 2.52 ± 0.96 | ||
Being insulted | Yes | 2.65 ± 0.97 | 0.354 |
No | 2.54 ± 0.96 | ||
Being physically abused | Yes | 2.65 ± 0.91 | 0.405 |
No | 2.54 ± 0.97 | ||
Being sexually abused | Yes | 2.61 ± 0.84 | 0.741 |
No | 2.55 ± 0.97 | ||