Table 3.
ANOVA and chi-square of eating disorders symptomology by geographic area
| Public Health Region | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central (N = 334) |
East (N = 324) |
North (N = 49) |
Toronto (N = 348) |
West (N = 322) |
Total Sample (N = 1377) |
P | Effect Size a | |
| EDE-Q Global | ||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 2.45 (1.50) | 2.35 (1.53) | 2.01 (1.48) | 2.02 (1.38) | 2.19 (1.54) | 2.24 (1.50) | 0.002 | 0.012 |
| ED Clinical Cut-Off | ||||||||
| Yes | 149 (44.6%) | 130 (40.1%) | 13 (26.5%) | 106 (30.5%) | 115 (35.7%) | 513 (37.3%) | < 0.001 | 0.124 |
| Geographic Region | ||||||||
|
Highest urban (N = 653) |
Mainly urban (N = 456) |
Sparsely urban-rural mix (N = 159) |
Mainly rural (N = 109) |
Total Sample (N = 1377) |
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| EDE-Q Global | ||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 2.18 (1.44) | 2.22 (1.51) | 2.19 (1.53) | 2.78 (1.65) | 2.24 (1.50) | 0.002 | 0.011 | |
| ED Clinical Cut Off | ||||||||
| Yes | 233 (35.7%) | 168 (36.8%) | 56 (35.2%) | 56 (51.4%) | 513 (37.3%) | 0.018 | 0.087 | |
a Determined using η2 for ANOVA & Cramer’s V for chi-square tests