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. 2022 Aug 24;2022:6325860. doi: 10.1155/2022/6325860

Table 2.

Comparison of demographics and nutritional findings of university students with IPAQ, MASS, and EAT-40 scores.

Gender IPAQ MASS EAT-40
Median (min-max) Median (min-max) Median (min-max)
Male 522.5 (0–10533) 55 (21–88) 155 (41–240)
Female 502.5 (0–9763.5) 46.5 (19–90) 162 (59–240)

U 97927 76786 96815.5
p 0.267 <0.001∗∗∗ 0.169

BMI classification
 Normal 480 (0–4566) 41 (19–90) 167 (41–223)
 Underweight 514.5 (0–10533) 49 (19–88) 161 (59–240)
 Overweight 495 (0–10179) 51 (22–79) 155 (58–240)
 Obese 106.5 (0–8316) 44 (31–88) 160 (80–196)

 H 3.368 3.004 5.390

p 0.338 0.391 0.145
Department
 Health sciences 504 (0–10179) 47 (19–90) 161 (58–240)
 Other sciences 494.5 (0–10533) 55 (21–88) 163 (41–240)

 U 105602.5 88987.5 101176.5
p 0.723 <0.001∗∗∗ 0.162

Daily water consumption
 0–1,5 L/d 273a (0–8127) 34a (19–85) 168b (41–240)
 1,5–2 L/d 337.5a (0–10533) 39ab (19–90) 163ab (71–240)
 2–2,5 L/d 568.5ab (0–8316) 54b (22–89) 158.5ab (72–235)
 >2,5 L/d 657b (0–10179) 57b (27–88) 150.5a (58–240)

 H 83.166 140.403 33.336
p <0.001 <0.001 <0.001

Skipping meal
 Yes 465 (0–10533) 51 (19–89) 165 (41–240)
 No 537 (0–9763.5) 49 (21–90) 159 (71–240)

 U 119519.5 111207.5 97293.5
p 0.142 0.001 <0.001

Skipped meal
 Breakfast 372a (0–10533) 53b (19–84) 160 (41–240)
 Lunch 397.5ab (0–8265) 41a (19–85) 177 (59–240)
 Dinner 567.3b (0–1257) 56bc (40–80) 163 (98–235)
 Mid-morning 583b (0–1191) 45ab (24–89) 168 (72–235)
 Afternoon 393ab (0–3154.5) 57bc (23–71) 171 (122–218)
 Night 764.5c (0–3450) 57.5c (28–74) 170.5 (80–223)

 H 21.893 21.919 8.424
p 0.001 0.001 0.134

IPAQ: International Physical Activity Scale, MASS: Muscle Appearance Satisfaction Scale, EAT-40: Eating Attitude Test-40., U: Mann-Whitney U Test; H: Kruskal-Wallis H Test. The difference between medians that do not have a common letter is significant (p < 0.05).