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Table 2 Comparison of body dissatisfaction, addiction to exercise, presence of EDs and orthorexic behaviour of exercise practitioners of the city of Petrolina-PE, Brazil, according to sex, age and modality

From: Body dissatisfaction, addiction to exercise and risk behaviour for eating disorders among exercise practitioners

VARIABLES

Body Dissatisfaction

Addiction to Exercise

Eating disorder

Orthorexic Behavior

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

Sex

 Men

64.36 (28.81)

474.75 (188.07)

36.81 (27.99)

34.27 (5.19)

 Women

84.00 (36.42)

488.42 (160.94)

29.42 (29.36)

36.84 (4.79)

 

p = .035*

p = .767

p = .343

p = .057

 

d = .59

d = .07

d = .25

d = .51

Age range

 Up 25 years

77.53 (36.40)

467.06 (176.01)

41.00 (32.46)

36.33 (5.98)

 Over 25 years

76.06 (33.97)

499.75 (164.98)

23.26 (21.83)

35.46 (3.973.97)

 

p = .872

p = .461

p = .016*

p = .511

 

d = 0.04

d = 0.19

d = 0.64

d = 0.17

Modality

 Fitness

79.47 (38.07)

482.79 (163.98)

39.31 (30.29)

35.43 (5.42)

 Crossfit

68.43 (23.70)

485.09 (191.04)

12.37 (8.68)

37.18 (3.70)

 

p = .230

p = .966

p < .001*

p = .164

 

d = .34

d = .01

d = 1.20

d = .37

  1. * Significant difference (p < .05) – Independent t test