Table 2.
Comparison of attitude, body image, and body satisfaction, according to socio-demographics variables
| Variable |
Attitude
|
Body image
|
Body satisfaction
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean±SD | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | ||
| Sex | Female | 56.2±18.8 | 70.8±12.7 | 29.5±13.8 |
| Male | 49.5±18.2 | 55.6±17.1 | 25.5±10.9 | |
| p value | 0.02 | 0.001 | 0.05 | |
| Marital status | Single | 56.0±18.9 | 69.2±13.3 | 30.1±14.1 |
| Married | 50.7±18.5 | 62.4±18.5 | 26.1±11.4 | |
| p value | 0.02 | 0.001 | 0.01 | |
| Father’s job | Employee | 54.7±18.2 | 67.9±16.0 | 27.1±10.3 |
| Worker/Farmer | 46.6±21.0 | 52.2±16.8 | 21.0±7.3 | |
| Self-employed | 59.7±21.3 | 70.5±13.6 | 28.5±9.4 | |
| p value | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.001 | |
| Father’s literacy | Illiterate/ Elementary | 47.8±16.9 | 60.3±19.6 | 24.2±8.5 |
| Middle school | 51.9±19.6 | 63.6±16.8 | 28.9±13.5 | |
| High school/University | 56.8±18.4 | 68.1±14.7 | 32.1±14.3 | |
| p value | 0.001 | 0.006 | 0.02 | |
| Mother’s job | Housewife | 45.2±13.6 | 65.1±15.0 | 25.3±10.5 |
| Employed | 57.2±19.3 | 73.4±14.7 | 29.4±8.5 | |
| p value | 0.01 | 0.004 | 0.001 | |
| Body mass index (BMI) | Underweight | 52.9±21.8 | 62.9±19.6 | 24.8±9.4 |
| Normal | 58.1±20.3 | 64.8±17.4 | 30.2±11 | |
| Over weight/Obese | 61.3±19.8 | 70.6±16.1 | 33.4±14 | |
| p value | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.001 | |
| Family revenue | Low | 47.8±18.7 | 52.3±20.9 | 24.6±12.0 |
| Moderate | 55.5±21.7 | 62.8±19.0 | 27.6±11.1 | |
| High | 60.3±21.3 | 69.4±15.0 | 30.3±10.9 | |
| p value | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.003 | |