Table 4.

Descriptive statistics and comparisons of BE-weight, BEappearance, and BE-attribution, and total score for the Turkish version of the Body Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults by gender (boys: n = 779, girls: n = 869).

Subscales	Sex	Median(min–max)	Mean (SD)	p
BE-Weight	Boys	15.0 (0–20)	13.6 (5.7)	0.342
	Girls	14.0 (0–20)	13.3 (5.8)
	Total	14.0 (0–20)	13.4 (5.8)
BE-Appearance	Boys	16.0 (0–24)	15.4 (6.4)	0.001
	Girls	18.0 (0–24)	16.4 (6.2)
	Total	17.0 (0–24)	16.0 (6.3)
BE-Attribution	Boys	10.0 (0–16)	10.0 (4.0)	0.228
	Girls	10.0 (0–16)	10.2 (3.7)
	Total	10.0 (0–16)	10.1 (3.8)
BE-Total	Boys	39.0 (0–60)	39.0 (11.5)	0.040
	Girls	41.0 (0–60)	40.0 (12.3)
	Total	40.0 (0–60)	39.5 (11.9)

BE: Body esteem.