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Table 4 Comparison between students with and without eating disorders as regards clinical characteristics

From: Occurrence, sociodemographic, and clinical correlates of eating disorders among a sample of secondary school students in Egypt

Variables

Secondary school students in Eastern Tanta

t test

P

With eating disorders (n = 38)

Without eating disorders (n = 369)

Range

Mean ± SD

Range

Mean ± SD

Body weight (kg)

40–130

68.39 ± 18.38

34–120

64.72 ± 14.42

1.455

0.147

Body mass index (BMI)

17–45

25.65 ± 6.11

16–39.6

23.52 ± 4.52

2.663

0.008*

EAT-40 score

30–61

38.08 ± 8.4

3–29

16.51 ± 6.62

18.61

0.0001**

Body shape preoccupation

N

%

N

%

 

 High (40–60 scores)

26

68.4

57

15.4

X2 = 59.553

 Low (10–39 scores)

12

31.6

312

84.6

P = 0.0001**

 

Range (10–60)

Mean ± SD

Range

Mean ± SD

 

BSQ-R-10 total score

32–60

47.31 ± 9.66

10–60

26.68 ± 11.80

t = 10.423

P = 0.0001**

Self-esteem

N

%

N

%

 

Low (0–23 score)

9

23.7

5

1.4

X2 = 51.717

Moderate & High (24–60 score)

29

76.3

364

98.6

P = 0.0001**

 

Range (0–60)

Mean ± SD

Range

Mean ± SD

 

Self-esteem score

11–42

25.92 ± 5.97

16-58

41.06 ± 8

t = 11.333

P = 0.0001**