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

Table 4.

Comparison of MASS and EAT-40 subfactor scores of university students according to BMI Classification.

MASS BMI classification Median (min-max) H p
Bodybuilding depedence Underweight 9 (5–25) 4.526 0.210
Normal 12 (5–25)
Overweight 12 (5–23)
Obese 10 (5–24)

Muscle checking Underweight 6 (4–20) 5.091 0.165
Normal 9 (4–20)
Overweight 10 (4–19)
Obese 10 (5–18)

Substance use Underweight 8 (4–20) 1.351 0.717
Normal 9 (4–20)
Overweight 9 (4–20)
Obese 8 (4–18)

Injury Underweight 7 (3–15) 1.636 0.651
Normal 7 (3–15)
Overweight 7 (3–15)
Obese 6 (3–15)

Muscle satisfaction Underweight 10a (3–15) 20.996 <0.001
Normal 10a (3–15)
Overweight 11ab (3–15)
Obese 12b (8–15)

EAT-40

Obesity anxiety Underweight 17b (4–24) 8.071 0.045
Normal 16ab (4–24)
Overweight 16ab (4–24)
Obese 15a (10–22)

Dieting behaviour Underweight 30 (7–42) 6.737 0.081
Normal 28 (8–42)
Overweight 27 (7–42)
Obese 28 (14–38)

Social pressure Underweight 12 (3–18) 2.303 0.512
Normal 12 (3–18)
Overweight 12 (4–18)
Obese 13 (8–17)

Preoccupation for weakness Underweight 13 (3–18) 6.861 0.076
Normal 12 (3–18)
Overweight 12 (3–18)
Obese 12 (7–17)

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).