Gender, school and academic year differences among Spanish university students at high-risk for developing an eating disorder: An epidemiologic study

Table 1 Comparing disordered eating between low-risk and high-risk groups for an ED by gender

Unhealthy Eating Behaviours	ED Low-Risk		ED High-Risk
	Males	Females	Males	Females
	N = 620	N = 1238	N = 99	N = 350	p
Behaviours
BMI < = 17.5	1.7%	9.9%	2.2%	3.2% ^a	0.001 ^a 0.001*
I have gone on diets	7%	13%	22.4%	38% ^a	0.001 ^a 0.001*
I have used laxatives to get thin	1.8%	2.7%	10.7%	14.6% ^a	0.001 ^a 0.001*
Amenorrhea 3 months or more	--	1.5%	--	6.2% ^a	0.001 ^a 0.001*
I frequently have binging episodes where I can not stop eating	7%	4%	26.3%	19.7%	0.001 ^a 0.001*
I have vomited to get thinner	1.8%	1.4%	9.6%	16%	0.001 ^a 0.000*
Eating Attitudes
Thinking about dieting	6%	21.2%	29.3%	70.8% ^a	0.0001 ^a 0.001*
I am afraid to gain weight	7.9%	25.7%	43.4%	74% ^a	0.001 ^a 0.001*
I have a great desire to be thin	7%	22.3%	27.7%	74% ^a	0.001 ^a 0.001*

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