Table 1 Anthropometrics and EAT-26 scores (N = 400)
From: Disordered eating attitudes correlate with body dissatisfaction among Kuwaiti male college students
Independent variables | Total n (%) or M (SD) | EAT-26 categories | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
At risk of disordered eating attitudes (n = 185, 46.2%) | Not at risk of disordered eating attitudes (n = 215, 53.8%) | t(d.f.), p, d or χ2 test | ||
Age (years) | 21.9 (3.2) | 22.1 (3.18) | 21.76 (3.2) | 1.07 (398), .28, .106 |
Self-reported weight (kg) | 79 (16.9) | 81.75 (17.6) | 76.64 (15.9) | 3.04 (398), .002, .304 |
Self-reported height (cm) | 174.8 (7) | 175.17 (6.99) | 174.56 (7.0) | 0.85 (398), .391, .087 |
Body mass index (BMI) | 25.8 (5.3) | 26.6 (5.7) | 25.1 (4.9) | 2.9 (398), .004, .174 |
BMI category (n) | ||||
 Underweight (BMI < 18.5) | 19 (4.8%) | 6 (3.2%) | 13 (6%) | χ2(3) = 9.39, p < .024 |
 Normal weight (18.5 ≤ BMI ≤ 24.9) | 178 (44.5%) | 71 (38.4%) | 107 (49.8%) | |
 Overweight (25 ≤ BMI ≤ 29.9) | 132 (33%) | 67 (36.2%) | 65 (30.2%) | |
 Obese (BMI ≥ 30) | 71 (17.8%) | 41 (22.2%) | 30 (14%) | |
Eating attitudes | ||||
 EAT-26 (total score) | 20.4 (14.1) | 32.7 (10.8) | 9.87 (5.1) | 27.58 (398), .004, .80 |
 EAT-26 Dieting (score) | 10.99 (8.0) | 17.8 (6.0) | 5.1 (3.8) | 25.5 (398), < .001, .78 |
 EAT-26 Bulimia (score) | 3.85 (3.9) | 6.6 (3.96) | 1.48 (1.8) | 17.1 (398), < .001, .56 |
 EAT-26 Oral control (score) | 5.6 (4.28) | 8.3 (4.12) | 3.27 (2.8) | 14.5 (398), < .001, .58 |
Nationality (n) | ||||
 Kuwaiti | 339 (84.8%) | 162 (87.6%) | 177 (82.3%) | χ2(1) = 2.11, p < .146 |
 Non-Kuwaiti | 61 (15.3%) | 23 (12.4%) | 38 (17.7%) | |
University type (n) | ||||
 Public | 200 (50%) | 85 (45.9%) | 115 (53.5%) | χ2(1) = 2.26, p < .160 |
 Private | 200 (50%) | 100 (54.1%) | 100 (56.5%) | |
Major field of study (n) | ||||
 Science-related | 200 (50%) | 77 (41.6%) | 123 (57.2%) | χ2(1) = 9.66, p < .003 |
 Arts-related | 200 (50%) | 108 (58.4%) | 92 (42.8%) | |
Muscle mass satisfaction (n) | ||||
 Satisfied | 131 (32.8%) | 58 (31.4%) | 73 (34%) | χ2(2) = 5.54, p < .063 |
 Desire to increase | 230 (57.5%) | 102 (55.1%) | 128 (59.5%) | |
 Desire to decrease | 39 (9.8%) | 25 (13.5%) | 14 (6.5%) | |
Body fat satisfaction (n) | ||||
 Satisfied | 124 (31%) | 46 (24.9%) | 78 (36.3%) | χ2(2) = 9.48, p < .009 |
 Desire to increase | 45 (11.2%) | 17 (9.2%) | 28 (13%) | |
 Desire to decrease | 231 (57.8%) | 122 (65.9%) | 109 (50.2%) | |