Table 2.
Relationship between academic stress and body mass index (BMI).
| B.M.I. | M | SD | F | Sig. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Obligations | Under-weight | 3.67 | 0.71 | 2.996 | 0.034 * |
| Normal | 2.99 b | 0.86 | |||
| Overweight | 3.37 | 1.12 | |||
| Obesity | 4.03 b | 0.74 | |||
| Academic marks and future expectations | Under-weight | 3.29 | 0.88 | 1.219 | 0.306 |
| Normal | 2.71 | 0.89 | |||
| Overweight | 2.89 | 0.86 | |||
| Obesity | 3.33 | 0.95 | |||
| Interpersonal Difficulties | Under-weight | 2.25 | 0.91 | 0.976 | 0.407 |
| Normal | 1.86 | 0.86 | |||
| Overweight | 2.18 | 0.92 | |||
| Obesity | 2.16 | 1.10 | |||
| Communication of own ideas | Under-weight | 3.33 | 0.76 | 3.401 | 0.020* |
| Normal | 2.41 | 0.87 | |||
| Overweight | 2.43 | 0.83 | |||
| Obesity | 3.50 | 0.63 | |||
| Global Stress | Under-weight | 67.50 | 12.60 | 2.921 | 0.037* |
| Normal | 54.82 b | 14.19 | |||
| Overweight | 59.75 | 15.75 | |||
| Obesity | 71.00 b | 11.51 |
Note 1: *, p < 0.05; Note 2: b, Bonferroni test (statistically significant differences between groups); Note 3: M, Mean; SD, Standard deviation; F, F-value.