Table 1 Characteristics of included participants.

From: Investigating the prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder among Jordanian adults with dermatologic and cosmetic concerns: a case–control study

 

Controls

Dermatologic

Cosmetic

p-value

Age

27.85 ± 12.60

30.28 ± 16.41

28.29 ± 10.73

0.217

BMI

24.43 ± 5.15

25.09 ± 5.65

24.06 ± 3.75

0.076

Gender

 Male

81 (17.5%)

268 (30.5%)

8 (5.6%)

< 0.001

 Female

381 (82.5%)

610 (69.5%)

134 (94.4%)

Educational level

 Primary

6 (1.3%)

63 (7.2%)

0 (0.0%)

< 0.001

 Secondary

54 (11.9%)

251 (28.8%)

13 (9.2%)

 Undergraduate

377 (83.2%)

502 (57.6%)

122 (86.5%)

 Postgraduate

16 (3.5%)

55 (6.3%)

6 (4.3%)

Monthly income (JOD)*

 < 1000

220 (47.6%)

570 (68.2%)

56 (39.4%)

< 0.001

 1000–2000

153 (33.1%)

197 (23.6%)

49 (34.5%)

 > 2000

89 (19.3%)

69 (8.3%)

37 (26.1%)

Marital status

 Single

334 (72.3%)

572 (66.1%)

108 (76.1%)

0.011

 Married

128 (27.7%)

293 (33.9%)

34 (23.9%)

Financial stress

 Yes

236 (51.1%)

460 (53.1%)

69 (48.6%)

0.548

 No

226 (48.6%)

407 (46.9%)

73 (51.4%)

  1. *1 Jordanian Dinar (JOD) = 1.41 USD.