Table 3.
Univariate Analysis of the Association Between Eating Disorders Based on EAT-26 and Substances Used by the Students
| Males | EAT-26 | |||||
| Yes | NO | |||||
| Substance in use | n(%) | n(%) | OR | 95%(CI) | P-value | |
| Cigarette | Yes | 29(42.0) | 129(38.5) | 1.129 | 0.73–1.74 | 0.585 |
| No | 40(58.0) | 206(61.5) | ||||
| Water-pipe | Yes | 39(56.5) | 136(40.6) | 1.701 | 1.10–2.62 | 0.015 |
| No | 30(43.5) | 199(59.4) | ||||
| Electrical cigarette | Yes | 7(10.1) | 29(8.7) | 1.154 | 0.57–2.23 | 0.693 |
| No | 62(89.9) | 306(91.3) | ||||
| Energy drinks | Yes | 45(65.2) | 196(58.5) | 1.268 | 0.81–1.99 | 0.301 |
| No | 24(34.8) | 139(41.5) | ||||
| Coffee | Yes | 51(73.9) | 295(88.1) | 0.475 | 0.30–0.75 | 0.002 |
| No | 18(26.1) | 40(11.9) | ||||
| Tea | Yes | 55(79.7) | 283(84.5) | 0.767 | 0.45–1.30 | 0.329 |
| No | 14(20.3) | 52(15.5) | ||||
| Chocolate | Yes | 53(76.8) | 294(87.8) | 0.544 | 0.34–0.88 | 0.017 |
| No | 16(23.2) | 41(12.2) | ||||
| Females | ||||||
| Cigarette | Yes | 8(5.3) | 17(3.5) | 1.37 | 0.76–2.46 | 0.323 |
| No | 144(94.7) | 471(96.5) | ||||
| Water-pipe | Yes | 39(25.7) | 99(20.3) | 1.255 | 0.92–1.71 | 0.160 |
| No | 113(74.3) | 389(79.7) | ||||
| Electrical cigarette | Yes | 4(2.6) | 9(1.8) | 1.304 | 0.57–2.98 | 0.519 |
| No | 148(97.4) | 479(98.2) | ||||
| Energy drinks | Yes | 48(31.6) | 142(29.1) | 1.093 | 0.81–1.47 | 0.559 |
| No | 104(68.4) | 346(70.9) | ||||
| Coffee | Yes | 127(83.6) | 421(86.3) | 0.853 | 0.59–1.23 | 0.404 |
| No | 25(16.4) | 67(13.7) | ||||
| Tea | Yes | 124(81.6) | 419(85.9) | 0.791 | 0.56–1.12 | 0.199 |
| No | 28(18.4) | 69(14.1) | ||||
| Chocolate | Yes | 145(95.4) | 474(97.1) | 0.703 | 0.38–1.31 | 0.294 |
| No | 7(4.6) | 14(2.9) | ||||
Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.