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

Table 3.

Comparison of MASS and EAT-40 subfactor scores of university students by gender.

MASS Gender Median (min-max) U p
Bodybuilding depedence Male 14 (5–24) 78742 <0.001
Female 11 (5–25)
Muscle checking Male 11 (4–19) 78788 <0.001
Female 8 (4–20)
Substance use Male 11 (4–20) 78036.5 <0.001
Female 8 (4–20)
Injury Male 8 (3–15) 76993.5 <0.001
Female 7 (3–15)
Muscle satisfaction Male 10 (3–15) 90918.5 0.005
Female 9 (3–15)

EAT-40
Obesity anxiety Male 16.5 (4–24) 88760.5 0.001
Female 16 (4–24)
Dieting behaviour Male 28 (7–42) 99342 0.442
Female 28 (8–42)
Social pressure Male 12 (3–18) 97698.5 0.242
Female 12 (3–18)
Preoccupation for weakness Male 12 (3–18) 99261.5 0.429
Female 12 (3–18)

MASS: Muscle Appearance Satisfaction Scale, EAT-40: Eating Attitude Test-40. U: Mann-Whitney U Test; H: Kruskal-Wallis H Test.