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. 2024 Aug 13;16(16):2671. doi: 10.3390/nu16162671

Table 5.

Dietary and lifestyle habits in healthy population and people with anorexia or bulimia.

Numerical Variable Healthy Population Anorexia Bulimia p-Value $
BMI 24.34 ± 4.39 20.45 ± 2.27 25.25 ± 5.57 H-A (<0.001)
H-B (1.00)
A-B (<0.001)
IASE 54.18 ± 9.95 52.25 ± 10.13 51.57 ± 12.03 0.21
Fried food 2.15 ± 0.78 1.86 ± 0.76 2.04 ± 0.78 H-A (0.06)
H-B (0.87)
A-B (0.81)
Fast food 2.33 ± 0.75 1.86 ± 0.83 2.42 ± 0.72 H-A (<0.001)
H-B (1.00)
A-B (<0.001)
Ultra-processed food 2.46 ± 0.93 2.12 ± 1.04 2.44 ± 0.95 0.40
Fish 1.86 ± 0.49 1.85 ± 0.55 1.83 ± 0.49 0.91
Water 3.40 ± 0.63 3.50 ± 0.61 3.49 ± 0.61 0.37
Sugary soft drinks 1.37 ± 0.65 1.33 ± 0.68 1.60 ± 0.84 0.07
Juice 1.20 ± 0.50 1.28 ± 0.70 1.17 ± 0.43 0.94
Coffee and energy drinks 1.79 ± 0.72 1.94 ± 0.86 1.81 ± 0.59 0.54
Sedentary lifestyle 1.66 ± 0.87 1.46 ± 0.76 1.55 ± 0.86 0.95
Self-perceived health 3.82 ± 0.83 3.72 ± 0.88 3.58 ± 0.89 0.06
Sport 145.71 ± 165.86 267.71 ± 203.37 160.19 ± 160.14 H-A (<0.001)
H-B (0.77)
A-B (0.047)
Sleeping hours 2.44 ± 0.73 2.31 ± 0.75 2.08 ± 0.70 H-A (1.00)
H-B (<0.001)
A-B (0.33)
Getting up rested 2.52 ± 0.59 2.36 ± 0.64 2.34 ± 0.59 H-A (0.34)
H-B (0.13)
A-B (1.00)
Sleep quality 3.31 ± 1.03 2.94 ± 1.04 2.89 ± 1.44 H-A (0.05)
H-B (0.14)
A-B (1.00)
Smoking 1.22 ± 0.62 1.25 ± 0.77 1.28 ± 0.66 0.46
Alcohol 1.74 ± 0.88 1.64 ± 0.87 1.72 ± 1.03 0.54
Getting drunk 1.04 ± 0.26 1.06 ± 0.23 1.23 ± 0.64 H-A (1.00)
H-B (<0.001)
A-B (0.14)
Night outings 1.09 ± 0.31 1.06 ± 0.23 1.11 ± 0.38 0.78

Note: $ Kruskal–Wallis test with Bonferroni correction (pairwise comparisons). Not significant differences between groups.