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Table 1 Mean (SD) age, BMI and scores on measures of body dissatisfaction, eating disorder features and mental health for underweight and normal-weight women

From: Mental health impairment in underweight women: do body dissatisfaction and eating-disordered behavior play a role?

 

Underweight

(n = 231)

Normal-Weight

(n = 2976)

   
 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

t

p

d

Age

26.87 (7.31)

29.71 (7.25)

-5.72

< 0.01

0.39

BMI (kg/m2)

17.52 (0.97)

21.90 (1.71)

-38.55

< 0.01

3.15

Eating Disorder

Examination Subscales

     

   Body dissatisfaction

1.38 (1.48)

2.15 (1.79)

-6.31

< 0.01

0.47

   Restraint

0.75 (1.29)

1.15 (1.33)

-4.38

< 0.01

0.31

   Eating concern

0.45 (0.90)

0.57 (0.88)

-1.98

< 0.05

0.14

   Weight/Shape concern

1.18 (1.24)

1.78 (1.45)

-6.14

< 0.01

0.44

   Global score

0.83 (1.05)

1.24 (1.12)

-5.28

< 0.01

0.38

SF-12 PCSi

49.74 (8.76)

50.87 (7.70)

-2.08

< 0.05

0.14

SF-12 MCSii

44.83 (10.78)

46.06 (10.49)

-1.67

0.09

0.12

QOL-Piii

3.59 (0.63)

3.69 (0.60)

-2.28

< 0.05

0.16

K-10iv

41.85 (6.67)

43.27 (5.83)

-3.25

< 0.01

0.23

  1. i SF-12 Physical Component Summary scale.
  2. ii SF-12 Mental Component Summary scale.
  3. iii WHOQOL-BREF Psychological Functioning subscale.
  4. iv Kessler Psychological Distress Scale.