Table 5.
Comparison among the Italian, Polish and Spanish sample: socio-demographic, clinical information, EAT-26 and ORTO-15 questionnaires scores
| Italian sample % (N) |
Polish sample % (N) |
Spanish sample % (N) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.53 (216) | 31.02 (206) | 36.45 (242) | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Males | 26.77 (34) 22.97 | 12.14 (25) 16.89 | 36.78 (89) 60.14 | < 0.0001 |
| Females | 73.23 (93) 21.78 | 87.86 (181) 42.39 | 63.22 (153) 35.83 | |
| Sport Activity | ||||
| Yes | 63.43 (137) 36.24 | 47.57 (98) 25.93 | 59.09 (143) 37.83 | 0.003 |
| No | 36.57 (79) 27.62 | 52.43 (108) 37.76 | 40.91 (99) 34.62 | |
| Dieting | ||||
| Yes | 1.85 (4) 4.94 | 21.84 (45) 55.56 | 13.22 (32) 39.51 | < 0.0001 |
| No | 98.15 (212) 36.36 | 78.16 (161) 27.62 | 86.78 (210) 36.02 | |
| Food Supplements | ||||
| Yes | 19.91 (43) 39.45 | 25.24 (52) 47.71 | 5.79 (14) 12.84 | < 0.0001 |
| No | 80.09 (173) 31.17 | 74.76 (154) 27.75 | 94.21 (228) 41.08 | |
| Self-reported current ED | ||||
| Yes | 0.00 (0) 0.00 | 20.87 (43) 100.00 | 0.00 (0) 0.00 | < 0.0001 |
| No | 100.00 (216) 34.78 | 79.13 (163) 26.25 | 100.00 (242) 38.97 | |
| Self-reported past ED | ||||
| Yes | 2.31 (5) 25.00 | 5.83 (12) 60.00 | 1.24 (3) 15.00 | 0.02 |
| No | 97.69 (211) 32.76 | 94.17 (194) 30.12 | 98.76 (239) 37.11 | |
| ORTO-15 | ||||
| Score < cut-off | 30.09 (65) 26.42 | 66.50 (137) 55.69 | 18.18 (44) 17.89 | < 0.0001 |
| Score > cut-off | 69.91 (151) 36.12 | 33.50 (69) 16.51 | 81.82 (198) 47.37 | |
| EAT-26 | ||||
| Score ≥ 20 | 7.87 (17) 30.36 | 11.17 (23) 41.07 | 6.61 (16) 28.57 | 0.21 |
| Score < 20 | 92.13 (199) 32.73 | 88.83 (183) 30.10 | 93.39 (226) 37.17 | |
P-values set in boldface indicate statistical significance