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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants

From: Psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the body appreciation scale (BAS-2) and its short forms (BAS-2SF) in a community sample of Lebanese adults

Variable

Total sample

(N = 826)

Sample 1

(N = 411)

Sample 2

(N = 415)

Sex

   

Male

348 (42.1%)

182 (44.3%)

166 (40.0%)

Female

478 (57.9%)

229 (55.7%)

249 (60.0%)

Education

   

Primary

24 (2.9%)

14 (3.4%)

10 (2.4%)

Complementary

48 (5.8%)

30 (7.3%)

18 (4.3%)

Secondary

123 (14.9%)

63 (15.3%)

60 (14.5%)

University

631 (76.4%)

304 (74.0%)

327 (78.8%)

 

Mean ± SD

  

Age (in years)

25.42 ± 8.44

(min = 18; max = 75)

25.86 ± 9.18

(min = 18; max = 75)

24.97 ± 7.63

(min = 18; max = 64)

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

23.81 ± 4.83

(min = 10.20; max 44.98)

23.82 ± 5.00

(min = 10.20; max = 43.03)

23.80 ± 4.67

(min = 13.84; max = 44.98)