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. 2021 Sep 27;9:e12047. doi: 10.7717/peerj.12047

Table 3. Differences between body image aspects and mental self aspects in the groups with different BMI and different weight-related stigmatization experiences—Wilcoxon signed-rank tests.

Compared variables Median in the BMI group (interquartile range) Median in the weight-related stigmatization experiences group (interquartile range)
Normal Excess No Yes
Actual body image 5.0 (2.0) 8.0 (1.0) 5.0 (1.0) 6.0 (2.0)
Ideal body image 4.0 (1.0) 4.5 (1.5) 4.0 (1.0) 4.0 (2.0)
p < 0.001 p < 0.001 p < 0.001 p < 0.001
ES = 0.926 ES = 1.000 ES = 0.905 ES = 0.978
Actual body image 5.0 (2.0) 8.0 (1.0) 5.0 (1.0) 6.0 (2.0)
Reflected body image 4.0 (1.0) 7.0 (1.5) 4.0 (2.0) 6.0 (2.0)
p < 0.001 p = 0.183 p < 0.001 p < 0.001
ES = 0.705 ES = 0.220 ES = 0.773 ES = 0.410
Actual body image 5.0 (2.0) 8.0 (1.0) 5.0 (1.0) 6.0 (2.0)
Ought body image according to men 4.0 (2.0) 4.0 (2.0) 4.0 (2.0) 3.0 (1.0)
p < 0.001 p < 0.001 p < 0.001 p < 0.001
ES = 0.827 ES = 1.000 ES = 0.724 ES = 0.986
Actual body image 5.0 (2.0) 8.0 (1.0) 5.0 (1.0) 6.0 (2.0)
Ought body image according to women 3.0 (1.0) 3.0 (1.5) 3.0 (1.0) 3.0 (1.0)
p < 0.001 p < 0.001 p < 0.001 p < 0.001
ES = 0.971 ES = 1.000 ES = 0.960 ES = 0.996
Mental actual self 82.0 (21.0) 76.5 (22.5) 84.0 (18.0) 77.0 (23.0)
Mental reflected self 88.0 (22.0) 83.0 (22.0) 91.0 (22.0) 83.0 (24.0)
p < 0.001 p < 0.001 p < 0.001 p < 0.001
ES = −0.575 ES = −0.457 ES = −0.585 ES = −0.508

Note:

All p-values significant with the Holm-Bonferroni correction; ES, effect size given by the matched rank biserial correlation.