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Table 5 Comparison among the Italian, Polish and Spanish sample: socio-demographic, clinical information, EAT-26 and ORTO-15 questionnaires scores

From: Orthorexia nervosa, eating patterns and personality traits: a cross-cultural comparison of Italian, Polish and Spanish university students

 

Italian sample

% (N)

Polish sample

% (N)

Spanish sample

% (N)

P

32.53 (216)

31.02 (206)

36.45 (242)

 

Gender

 Males

26.77 (34) 22.97

12.14 (25) 16.89

36.78 (89) 60.14

< 0.0001

 Females

73.23 (93) 21.78

87.86 (181) 42.39

63.22 (153) 35.83

Sport Activity

 Yes

63.43 (137) 36.24

47.57 (98) 25.93

59.09 (143) 37.83

0.003

 No

36.57 (79) 27.62

52.43 (108) 37.76

40.91 (99) 34.62

Dieting

 Yes

1.85 (4) 4.94

21.84 (45) 55.56

13.22 (32) 39.51

< 0.0001

 No

98.15 (212) 36.36

78.16 (161) 27.62

86.78 (210) 36.02

Food Supplements

 Yes

19.91 (43) 39.45

25.24 (52) 47.71

5.79 (14) 12.84

< 0.0001

 No

80.09 (173) 31.17

74.76 (154) 27.75

94.21 (228) 41.08

Self-reported current ED

 Yes

0.00 (0) 0.00

20.87 (43) 100.00

0.00 (0) 0.00

< 0.0001

 No

100.00 (216) 34.78

79.13 (163) 26.25

100.00 (242) 38.97

Self-reported past ED

 Yes

2.31 (5) 25.00

5.83 (12) 60.00

1.24 (3) 15.00

0.02

 No

97.69 (211) 32.76

94.17 (194) 30.12

98.76 (239) 37.11

ORTO-15

 Score < cut-off

30.09 (65) 26.42

66.50 (137) 55.69

18.18 (44) 17.89

< 0.0001

 Score > cut-off

69.91 (151) 36.12

33.50 (69) 16.51

81.82 (198) 47.37

EAT-26

 Score ≥ 20

7.87 (17) 30.36

11.17 (23) 41.07

6.61 (16) 28.57

0.21

 Score < 20

92.13 (199) 32.73

88.83 (183) 30.10

93.39 (226) 37.17

  1. P-values set in boldface indicate statistical significance