Table 5.
EPOCH Measure comparison by age group stratified by BMI.
| Age <18 years (n=593) | Age ≥18 years (n=628) | Age <18 years vs ≥18 years | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underw. (1) n=81 |
Normal (2) n=380 |
Overw. (3) n=132 |
p-value * | Underw. (1) n=71 |
Normal (2) n=390 |
Overw. (3) n=167 |
p-value* | p-value* 1 |
p-value* 2 |
p-value* 3 |
|
| Engagement Domain mean ± SD | 2.84±0.79 | 2.73±0.80 | 2.74±0.83 | 0.498 | 2.81±0.81 | 2.84±0.78 | 2.72±0.75 | 0.289 | 0.801 | 0.055 | 0.881 |
| Perseverance Domain mean ± SD | 2.99±0.88 | 3.16±0.91 | 3.02±1.01 | 0.188 | 3.21±1.00 | 3.15±0.89 | 2.95±0.86 | 0.033 | 0.165 | 0.951 | 0.524 |
| Optimism Domain mean ± SD | 2.64±1.03 | 2.66±0.94 | 2.58±0.98 | 0.700 | 2.52±0.88 | 2.70±0.92 | 2.59±0.93 | 0.207 | 0.439 | 0.590 | 0.913 |
| Connectedness Domain mean ± SD | 3.42±1.10 | 3.43±1.10 | 3.23±1.12 | 0.187 | 3.66±1.08 | 3.56±1.09 | 3.50±1.06 | 0.569 | 0.185 | 0.120 | 0.038 |
| Happiness Domain mean ± SD | 2.83±1.06 | 2.94±0.97 | 2.77±0.96 | 0.211 | 2.82±0.90 | 2.99±0.90 | 2.86±0.91 | 0.142 | 0.951 | 0.434 | 0.434 |
Post hoc analysis. Perseverance Domain (using Bonferroni’s test): 1 vs 2 (1.000); 1 vs 3 (0.131); 2 vs 3 (0.048).
*using one-way ANOVA test.