Table 5 Comparison of EAT-26 among groups.

From: Association between the recognition of muscle mass and exercise habits or eating behaviors in female college students

 

Low SMI group(n = 90)

Middle SMI group (n = 91)

High SMI group (n = 89)

p-value

p for trend

EAT-26 Total score

7.2 ± 6.6

8.0 ± 6.2

7.8 ± 6.1

0.662

0.293

Dieting (factor I)

3.3 ± 4.1

4.9 ± 4.5*

5.1 ± 4.2*

0.009

0.002

Bulimia and food preoccupation (factor II)

1.8 ± 2.8

1.3 ± 1.8

1.4 ± 2.2

0.233

0.364

Oral control (factor III)

2.0 ± 2.6

1.8 ± 2.1

1.4 ± 1.7

0.103

0.352

  1. Data are mean ± standard deviation.
  2. EAT-26: Eating Attitude Test-26, SMI: skeletal muscle mass index.
  3. Jonckheere–Terpstra test was used for trend analysis.
  4. Analysis of variance was used for comparison among three groups, and Bonferroni method was used for post-hoc analysis.
  5. *Significantly different from low SMI group (p < 0.05).
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