Table 2.
Classification of adolescents for eating disorders risk, body mass index (BMI), body dissatisfaction, and mass media influence, by gender.
| Instruments | Classification/p Value | Girls | Boys | Total | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eating attitudes (EAT-26) | No ED risk | 46.9% | 46.3% | 93.2% | ≤0.001 |
| ED risk | 5.4% | 1.5% | 6.8% | ||
| BMI | Accentuated thinness | 0.3% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.006 |
| Thinness | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.4% | ||
| Normality | 39.3% | 34.4% | 73.7% | ||
| Overweight | 9.3% | 8.0% | 17.3% | ||
| Obesity | 1.1% | 2.8% | 3.9% | ||
| Severe obesity | 1.2% | 1.3% | 2.5% | ||
| Body image (BSQ) |
No dissatisfaction | 32.4% | 38.9% | 71.3% | ≤0.001 |
| Slight dissatisfaction | 9.9% | 5.2% | 15.1% | ||
| Moderate dissatisfaction | 5.2% | 2.6% | 7.8% | ||
| Severe Dissatisfaction | 4.5% | 1.2% | 5.7% | ||
| Media influence (SATAQ-3) |
Low | 26.4% | 28.3% | 54.7% | ≤0.001 |
| Moderate | 14.0% | 13.3% | 27.3% | ||
| High | 11.7% | 6.3% | 18% |