From: Disordered eating attitudes correlate with body dissatisfaction among Kuwaiti male college students
Risk factor | Category | % | OR [95% CI] | p |
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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 |