Table 1 Characteristics of the group with a comparison of polish and Spanish sample
From: Orthorexia nervosa in gay men—the result of a spanish-polish eating disorders study
Parameter | Nationality | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Polish (N = 188) | Spanish (N = 206) | Total (N = 394) | |||
Age [years] | mean ± SD | 32.54 ± 8.58 | 43.14 ± 10.56 | 38.08 ± 11.01 | p < 0.001 * |
median | 31 | 43 | 37 | ||
quartiles | 26.75—37 | 34—51 | 29—45 | ||
BMI [kg/m2] | mean ± SD | 24.56 ± 3.75 | 27.53 ± 5.04 | 26.11 ± 4.71 | p < 0.001 * |
median | 24 | 26.2 | 24.9 | ||
quartiles | 22.17—26.63 | 23.92—30.43 | 22.92—28.37 | ||
Residence | Village | 12 (6.38%) | 8 (3.88%) | 20 (5.08%) | p = 0.025 * |
City up to 20 th. inhab | 4 (2.13%) | 2 (0.97%) | 6 (1.52%) | ||
City 20–100 th. inhab | 18 (9.57%) | 10 (4.85%) | 28 (7.11%) | ||
City 100–500 th. inhab | 38 (20.21%) | 28 (13.59%) | 66 (16.75%) | ||
City over 500 th. inhab | 116 (61.70%) | 158 (76.70%) | 274 (69.54%) | ||
Education | Primary | 9 (4.79%) | 6 (2.91%) | 15 (3.81%) | p < 0.001 * |
Secondary | 44 (23.40%) | 6 (2.91%) | 50 (12.69%) | ||
Bachelor's degree | 27 (14.36%) | 52 (25.24%) | 79 (20.05%) | ||
Master | 93 (49.47%) | 138 (66.99%) | 231 (58.63%) | ||
Doctorate | 15 (7.98%) | 4 (1.94%) | 19 (4.82%) | ||
Employment status | Full-time paid job | 115 (61.17%) | 188 (91.26%) | 303 (76.90%) | p < 0.001 * |
Part-time paid job | 6 (3.19%) | 4 (1.94%) | 10 (2.54%) | ||
Own business | 33 (17.55%) | 6 (2.91%) | 39 (9.90%) | ||
Pension | 2 (1.06%) | 2 (0.97%) | 4 (1.02%) | ||
Unemployed | 6 (3.19%) | 4 (1.94%) | 10 (2.54%) | ||
Student | 26 (13.83%) | 2 (0.97%) | 28 (7.11%) | ||
Marital status | Single | 122 (64.89%) | 170 (82.52%) | 292 (74.11%) | p < 0.001 * |
In a partnership | 56 (29.79%) | 6 (2.91%) | 62 (15.74%) | ||
Divorced | 3 (1.60%) | 8 (3.88%) | 11 (2.79%) | ||
Married to a man | 5 (2.66%) | 20 (9.71%) | 25 (6.35%) | ||
Married to a woman | 2 (1.06%) | 2 (0.97%) | 4 (1.02%) | ||
Nutrition model | Omnivore | 158 (84.04%) | 202 (98.06%) | 360 (91.37%) | p < 0.001 * |
Vegan | 2 (1.06%) | 2 (0.97%) | 4 (1.02%) | ||
Vegetarian | 18 (9.57%) | 0 (0.00%) | 18 (4.57%) | ||
Other | 10 (5.32%) | 2 (0.97%) | 12 (3.05%) | ||
Self-reported Health assessment | I am healthy, I do not use healthcare | 135 (71.81%) | 182 (88.35%) | 317 (80.46%) | p < 0.001 * |
I am ill with chronic diseases, I use healthcare | 26 (13.83%) | 18 (8.74%) | 44 (11.17%) | ||
I have health problems but I do not receive health care | 12 (6.38%) | 4 (1.94%) | 16 (4.06%) | ||
I have mental health problems, I use psychological or psychiatric help | 15 (7.98%) | 2 (0.97%) | 17 (4.31%) | ||
PrEP use | Never | 169 (89.89%) | 197 (95.63%) | 366 (92.89%) | p = 0.08 |
Always, once a day | 12 (6.38%) | 6 (2.91%) | 18 (4.57%) | ||
Occasionally | 7 (3.72%) | 3 (1.46%) | 10 (2.54%) | ||
Facebook use | No | 29 (15.43%) | 66 (32.04%) | 95 (24.11%) | p < 0.001 * |
Yes | 159 (84.57%) | 140 (67.96%) | 299 (75.89%) | ||
Instagram use | No | 35 (18.62%) | 30 (14.56%) | 65 (16.50%) | p = 0.344 |
Yes | 153 (81.38%) | 176 (85.44%) | 329 (83.50%) | ||
Twitter use | No | 148 (78.72%) | 182 (88.35%) | 330 (83.76%) | p = 0.014 * |
Yes | 40 (21.28%) | 24 (11.65%) | 64 (16.24%) | ||
Grindr use | No | 96 (51.06%) | 134 (65.05%) | 230 (58.38%) | p = 0.007 * |
Yes | 92 (48.94%) | 72 (34.95%) | 164 (41.62%) | ||
Other social media use | No | 173 (92.02%) | 189 (91.75%) | 362 (91.88%) | p = 1 |
Yes | 15 (7.98%) | 17 (8.25%) | 32 (8.12%) | ||
I never use social media | No | 187 (99.47%) | 200 (97.09%) | 387 (98.22%) | p = 0.124 |
Yes | 1 (0.53%) | 6 (2.91%) | 7 (1.78%) | ||
ORTO15 | No orthorexic behaviors | 114 (60.64%) | 149 (72.33%) | 263 (66.75%) | p = 0.019 * |
Risk of orthorexic behaviors | 74 (39.36%) | 57 (27.67%) | 131 (33.25%) | ||
EAT26 | Low | 171 (90.96%) | 186 (90.29%) | 357 (90.61%) | p = 0.957 |
High | 17 (9.04%) | 20 (9.71%) | 37 (9.39%) | ||