Skip to main content
. 2013 Dec 5;1(1):27. doi: 10.1186/2050-7283-1-27

Table 1.

Descriptive data of present study participants

Response number (n) Mean Std deviation Median IQ range
Age 368 32.9 11.5 27.0 24.0-39.8
BMI (kg/m 2 ) 356 25.5 6.1 24.3 21.3-27.9
Perceive Stress Scale 360 15.7 7.1 15.0 11.0-20.0
Defense Style Questionnaire
   Mature 352 5.4 1.1 5.4 4.6-6.3
   Neurotic 362 4.4 1.1 4.4 3.8-5.1
   Immature 348 3.4 0.9 3.4 2.8-3.9
Eating Disorder Examination- Questionnaire
   Weight concern subscale 366 2.0 1.5 1.9 0.6-3.0
   Eating concern subscale 359 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.2-1.2
   Shape concern subscale 358 2.3 1.5 2.1 1.0-3.5
   Restraint subscale 365 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.4-2.4
   Global Score 348 1.7 1.2 1.4 0.6-2.4
Kessler 10 Psychological Distress Scale 362 17.3 6.4 16 13.0-20.0
Life events Checklist
   Health life event 364 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0-0.0
   Perinatal life event 364 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0-0.0
   Trauma life event 365 0.4 0.7 0.0 0.0-1.0
   Family personal life event 363 1.2 1.3 1.0 0.0-2.0
   Socioeconomic life event 361 1.8 1.3 2.0 1.0-2.0
   Legal life event 365 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0-0.0
   Total Life Events Score 348 3.8 2.4 3.0 2.0-5.0