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Table 2 Participant characteristics

From: “I aspire to look and feel healthy like the posts convey”: engagement with fitness inspiration on social media and perceptions of its influence on health and wellbeing

Variable

Participants N = 180

Missing n (%)

Age (years), n (%)

 

0 (0)

 16–24

100 (55.6)

 

 25+

80 (44.4)

 

Gender, n (%)

 

0 (0)

 Female

151 (83.9)

 

 Male

27 (15.0)

 

 Othera

2 (1.1)

 

Sexual identity, n (%)

 

3 (1.7)

 Heterosexual

147 (83.0)

 

 Not heterosexual

30 (16.9)

 

Area of residence in Australia, n (%)

 

9 (5.0)

 Major city

143 (83.6)

 

 Regional

28 (16.4)

 

Education, n (%)

 

0 (0)

 Post high school

137 (76.1)

 

 No post-high school

43 (23.9)

 

Have a child/children, n (%)

 

1 (0.6)

 No

149 (83.2)

 

 Yes

30 (16.8)

 

Live with parents, n (%)

 

1 (0.6)

 No

95 (53.1)

 

 Yes

84 (46.9)

 

Recreational spending money, per week n (%)

 

5 (2.8)

  > $80

70 (40.0)

 

  < $80

105 (60.0)

 

Body mass index, median (IQR)

24.5 (21.6, 26.8)

5 (2.8)

K10b, median (IQR)

20 (14, 27)

42 (23.3)

Exercise addiction inventory, mean (SD)

18 (4.3)

34 (18.9)

EAT-26c, median (IQR)

7 (4, 15)

61 (33.9)

  1. aOther gender (n = 2: male and female = 1, non-binary/genderqueer = 1), bK10: Kessler 10 Psychological Distress Scale, cEAT-26: Eating Attitudes Test-26 scale