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Table 3 Bivariate analysis of categorical and dichotomous variables associated with orthorexia nervosa

From: Association between impulsivity and orthorexia nervosa / healthy orthorexia: any mediating effect of depression, anxiety, and stress?

Variable

TOS orthorexia nervosa

TOS healthy orthorexia

Gender

 Male

7.35 ± 5.65

9.70 ± 5.88

 Female

8.00 ± 5.66

11.19 ± 6.13

p

0.204

0.006

Marital status

 Single/divorced/widowed

7.80 ± 5.69

9.80 ± 6.08

 Married

7.70 ± 5.55

11.40 ± 5.89

p

0.840

0.003

Education level

 Illiterate/primary

6.40 ± 5.16

9.43 ± 5.65

 Complementary

8.59 ± 6.42

10.20 ± 7.15

 Secondary

7.44 ± 5.12

9.58 ± 5.49

 University

7.53 ± 5.89

11.24 ± 6.20

p

0.303

0.065

Monthly income

 No income

8.11 ± 6.06

10.26 ± 6.47

 < 1000 USD

7.34 ± 5.31

10.43 ± 6.15

 1000–2000 USD

7.68 ± 5.27

10.94 ± 5.77

 > 2000 USD

8.96 ± 6.50

11.86 ± 5.52

p

0.328

0.398

  1. This table presents the mean ± standard deviations of the associations between each independent variable and the orthorexia nervosa/healthy orthorexia scores. The Student t-test was used to compare between orthorexia nervosa/healthy orthorexia scores and gender and marital status, whereas the ANOVA test was used to compare between orthorexia nervosa/healthy orthorexia scores and education level and monthly income
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BMC Psychiatry

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