Table 2 Participants’ current and ideal muscle mass with prevalence of disordered eating attitudes and body mass index for each category
From: Disordered eating attitudes correlate with body dissatisfaction among Kuwaiti male college students
Muscle mass (FFMI) | Total selections n (%) | BMI M (SD) | EAT-26 categories | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At risk of disordered eating attitudes n (%) | Not at risk of disordered eating attitudes n (%) | χ2(d.f.), p | |||
Current | |||||
 15.5 | 99 (24.8%) | 25 (5.77) | 38 (38.4%) | 61 (61.6%) | χ2(4) = 12.42, p < .014 |
 18.9 | 128 (32.1%) | 25.53 (4.7) | 53 (41.4%) | 75 (58.6%) | |
 22 | 123 (30.8%) | 25.97 (4.54) | 62 (50%) | 62 (50%) | |
 25.6 | 33 (8.3%) | 26.93 (6.17) | 20 (60.6%) | 13 (39.4%) | |
 29 | 16 (4%) | 29.56 (8.67) | 12 (75%) | 4 (25%) | |
Ideal | |||||
 15.5 | 27 (6.8%) | 25.14 (5.85) | 12 (44.4%) | 15 (55.6%) | χ2(4) = 7.24, p < .124 |
 18.9 | 43 (10.8%) | 24.01 (5.55) | 19 (44.2%) | 24 (55.8%) | |
 22 | 210 (52.6%) | 26.11 (5.27) | 88 (41.7%) | 123 (58.3%) | |
 25.6 | 93 (23.3%) | 26.11 (5.36) | 49 (52.7%) | 44 (47.3%) | |
 29 | 26 (6.5%) | 26.24 (4.09) | 17 (65.4%) | 9 (34.6%) | |