Table 1 Unadjusted means for actual, ideal and perceived body size and shape, by village group
From: Sociocultural drivers of body image and eating disorder risk in rural Nicaraguan women
| Â | Â | Village 1 (low TV Mestizo) | Village 2 (high TV Mestizo) | Village 3 (high TV Creole) | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Body size | Actual BMI | 23.4 (3.35) | 26.8 (4.75) | 23.3 (5.21) | F(2, 58) = 7.281, p = 0.002 |
Perceived BMI | 22.5 (5.15) | 24.0 (4.89) | 21.7 (4.27) | F(2, 59) = 1.238, p = 0.297 | |
Ideal BMI | 20.4 (3.12) | 21.8 (2.74) | 19.8 (2.46) | F(2, 59) = 2.477, p = 0.093 | |
Body shape | Actual WHR | 0.86 (0.05) | 0.83 (0.05) | 0.76 (0.06) | F(2, 58) = 10.074, p < 0.0005 |
Actual WBR | 0.88 (0.04) | 0.85 (0.04) | 0.83 (0.04) | F(2, 58) = .1.086, p = 0.344 | |
Actual BHR | 0.98 (0.04) | 0.97 (0.04) | 0.91 (0.06) | F(2, 59) = 14.563, p < 0.0005 | |
Ideal WHR | 0.70 (0.05) | 0.67 (0.06) | 0.66 (0.04) | F(2, 59) = 4.198, p = 0.020 | |
Ideal WBR | 0.81 (0.05) | 0.78 (0.06) | 0.75 (0.04) | F(2, 59) = 6.470, p = 0.003 | |
Ideal BHR | 0.87 (0.05) | 0.86 (0.03) | 0.88 (0.04) | F(2, 59) = 1.532, p = 0.225 | |
Body image and eating behaviours | BAS | 63.00 (3.28) | 58.95 (7.35) | 58.59 (5.37) | F(2, 59) = 3.726, p = 0.030 |
BSQ-8c | 12.37 (4.46) | 17.14 (8.76) | 17.55 (8.45) | F(2,59) = 3.069, p = 0.054 | |
Dieting % (N) | 21.7 (5) | 43.5 (10) | 34.8 (8) | χ2 = 2.94, df = 4, p = 0.559 | |
EAT-26 | 3.74 (3.75) | 6.57 (6.96) | 5.64 (5.98) | F(2, 37.8) = 1.624, p = 0.211 | |
SATAQ | 34.4 (15.54) | 56.7 (17.28) | 43.7 (15.91) | F(2, 59) = 9.464, p < 0.0005 |