Table 2.
Bivariate association between study variables and eating disorder behavior (N = 777)
| Study variable | Eating Disorder Screen Positive (n = 58) [Mean ± SD/ Median (IQR) or Frequency (percentage)] |
Eating Disorder Screen Negative (n = 719) [Mean ± SD/ Median (IQR) or Frequency (percentage)] |
Test statistic (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (In years) | 20.62 ± 1.54 | 20.62 ± 1.58 | a 0.03 (0.97) |
| Body Mass Index (In Kg/m2) | 24.57 (21.49–29.33) | 21.51 (19.39–24.67) | d 13,084.50 (< 0.01)* |
| H/o self-reported psychiatric illness: | 5 (8.6%) | 28 (3.9%) | c 2.94 (0.09) |
| H/o receiving psychiatric treatment: | 2 (3.4%) | 15 (2.1%) | c 0.46 (0.36) |
| H/o binge eating for at least 2–3 times a month in past 6 months: | 29 (50.0%) | 157 (21.8%) | b 23.38 (< 0.01)* |
| H/o self-induced vomiting for at least once a month in past 6 months: | 11 (19.0%) | 50 (7.0%) | c 10.73 (0.003)* |
| H/o use of laxatives or medications to control one’s weight for at least once a month in past 6 months: | 8 (13.8%) | 28 (3.9%) | c 11.90 (0.003)* |
| H/o exercising (> 60 min) to reduce or control one’s weight for once a day or more over past 6 months: | 5 (8.6%) | 29 (4.0%) | c 2. 96 (0.10) |
| H/o weight loss of 9 kg or more in past 6 months: | 7 (12.1%) | 22 (3.1%) | c 12.12 (0.004)* |
| BSQ score | 55.00 (41.75–74.00) | 28.00 (21.00–41.00) | d 6260.50 (< 0.01)* |
| BIQLI score | - 5.50 (- 18.50–6.25) | 2.00 (- 2.00–11.00) | d 13,049.00 (< 0.01)* |
| RSES score | 21.00 (20.00–23.00) | 23.00 (21.00–24.00) | d 14,953.00 (< 0.01)* |
SD, standard deviation; IQR, inter-quartile range; H/o, history of; BSQ, body shape questionnaire; BIQLI, body image quality of life inventory; RSES, rosenberg self-esteem scale; aIndependent t-test; bChi-square test; cFishers Exact test; dMann Whitney U-test; *p-value < 0.05