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Table 4 Prevalence of and odds ratios for risk of disordered eating attitudes according to EAT-26 and Subscale Scores (N = 400)

From: Disordered eating attitudes correlate with body dissatisfaction among Kuwaiti male college students

Risk factor

Category

%

OR [95% CI]

p

Dependent variable: at risk of disordered eating attitudes (EAT-26 ≥ 20)

 BMI category

BMI 18.5–24.9

39.9

1

 

BMI < 18.5

31.6

0.69 [0.25, 1.91]

.482

BMI 25–29.9

50.8

1.55 [0.98, 2.44]

.057

BMI ≥ 30

57.7

2.06 [1.17, 3.60]

.011

 Muscle mass satisfaction

Satisfied

44.3

1

 

Desire to increase

44.3

1 [0.651, 1.54]

.989

Desire to decrease

64.1

2.241 [1.073, 4.7]

.032

 Body fat satisfaction

Satisfied

37.1

1

 

Desire to increase

37.8

1.030 [0.509, 2.082]

.936

Desire to decrease

52.8

1.898 [1.214, 2.967]

.005

Dependent variable: EAT-26 Dieting subscale

 BMI category

BMI 18.5–24.9

12.4

1

 

BMI < 18.5

10.5

0.834 [0.18, 3.85]

.817

BMI 25–29.9

20.5

1.823 [0.99, 3.37]

.056

BMI ≥ 30

22.5

2.063 [1.01, 4.2]

.047

 Muscle mass satisfaction

Satisfied

19.8

1

 

Desire to increase

13.5

1.59 [0.355, 1.115]

.112

Desire to decrease

25.6

1.393 [0.603, 3.217]

.438

 Body fat satisfaction

Satisfied

16.9

1

 

Desire to increase

20

1.226 [0.515, 2.92]

.645

Desire to decrease

16

.935 [0.520, 1.681]

.823

Dependent variable: EAT-26 Bulimia subscale

 BMI category

BMI 18.5–24.9

9.6

1

 

BMI < 18.5

5.3

0.52 [0.06, 4.19]

.544

BMI 25–29.9

12.1

1.30 [0.63, 2.69]

.469

BMI ≥ 30

15.5

1.73 [0.76, 3.92]

.184

 Muscle mass satisfaction

Satisfied

9.9

1

 

Desire to increase

10

1 [0.493, 2.065]

.981

Desire to decrease

23.1

2.7 [1.064, 6.969]

.037

 Body fat satisfaction

Satisfied

14.5

1

 

Desire to increase

11.1

0.736 [0.256, 2.11]

.569

Desire to decrease

9.5

0.620 [0.319, 1.206]

.159

Dependent variable: EAT-26 Oral control subscale (anorexic tendencies)

 BMI category

BMI 18.5–24.9

21.9

1

 

BMI < 18.5

47.4

2.56 [1.08, 6.04]

.018

BMI 25–29.9

15.9

8.22 [2.49, 27.0]

.188

BMI ≥ 30

9.9

1.73 [0.69, 4.29]

.031

 Muscle mass satisfaction

Satisfied

16.8

1

 

Desire to increase

18.7

1.139 [0.647, 2]

.651

Desire to decrease

28.2

1.946 [0.845, 4.484]

.118

 Body fat satisfaction

Satisfied

22.6

1

 

Desire to increase

37.8

2.082 [0.998, 4.342]

.051

Desire to decrease

13.4

0.531 [0.302, 0.936]

.029

  1. EAT-26 eating attitudes test, BMI body mass index, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval. The third column indicates the prevalence of risk, as indicated by each dependent variable, within each category of the relevant risk factor. Odds ratios with p < .05 are taken to indicate significant differences in risk