TABLE 1.
Moderation effects of race on the associations between sexual orientation and BMI, body dissatisfaction, and eating pathology
| Sexual minority |
Heterosexual |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black (n = 114) |
White (n = 83) |
Black (n = 445) |
White (n = 323) |
Test statistic (F) |
Sig (p) |
Effect size (eta) |
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.99 | 8.13 | 26.78 | 6.55 | 26.85 | 7.48 | 24.45 | 5.14 | 0.03 | .87 | 0.00 |
| Body dissatisfaction | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.94 | 0.46 | 0.67 | 0.56 | 0.70 | 0.11 | .74 | 0.00 |
| EAT-26 | 6.46 | 6.33 | 8.96 | 12.24 | 5.40 | 5.45 | 5.48 | 6.89 | 4.68** | .03 | 0.07 |
Notes. EAT-26: Eating Attitudes Test used to measure eating pathology; BMI: body mass index.
^
p < .10
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
***
p < .001.