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Table 1 Demographics of the study participants (n = 4552) who answered the questionnaire

From: A battery of self-screening instruments and self-reported body frame could not detect eating disorders among college students

 

Males (n = 1800)

Females (n = 2752)

p value (Student’s t test)

Age (years)

 Mean ± SD

18.2 ± 0.7

18.1 ± 0.4

< 0.0001

 Median (range)

18.0 (17.0–27.0)

18.0 (17.0–29.0)

–

BMI (kg/m2)

 Mean ± SD

21.1 ± 2.8

20.1 ± 2.1

< 0.0001

 Median (range)

20.7 (13.3–43.1)

19.8 (9.3–33.3)

–

EAT-26 score

 Mean ± SD

3.7 ± 5.4

5.8 ± 6.8

< 0.0001

 Median (range)

2.0 (0–78.0)

4.0 (0–56.0)

–

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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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