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Table 4 Relation between weight categories and age, diet quality index, smoking habit, physical activity and current drug use based on BMI classification

From: Differences between men and women in self-reported body mass index and its relation to drug use

 

Underweight U M (SD)

Normal N M (SD)

Overweight Ov M (SD)

Obesity Ob M (SD)

Total M (SD)

df

F

p

Post hoc

U v N

U v Ov

U v Ob

N v Ov

N v Ob

Ov v Ob

Age (years)

19.30 (1.61)

19.71 (1.69)

20.15 (1.82)

20.29 (1.77)

19.82 (1.73)

3, 1812

8.727

0.001***

   

***

  

Physical activity (frequency)

2.85 (1.09)

3.19 (1.07)

3.07 (1.02)

2.67 (0.95)

3.14 (1.06)

3, 1792

5.466

0.001**

    

**

 

Diet Quality Index (frequency)

12.45 (2.03)

12.28 (2.11)

11.97 (2.15)

11.64 (1.96)

12.20 (2.12)

3, 1794

3.585

0.013*

      

Overall drug use

1.54 (0.46)

1.60 (0.35)

1.65 (0.37)

1.73 (0.53)

1.61 (0.36)

3, 1779

4.193

0.006**

      

High-frequency drug use

2.34 (1.09)

2.58 (0.86)

2.67 (0.89)

2.69 (0.94)

2.60 (0.88)

3, 1794

2.136

0.094

      

Medium-frequency drug use

1.22 (0.62)

1.18 (0.40)

1.23 (0.48)

1.38 (0.70)

1.19 (0.43)

3, 1801

4.662

0.003**

    

**

 

Low-frequency drug use

1.05 (0.18)

1.04 (0.16)

1.05 (0.18)

1.12 (0.40)

1.05 (0.18)

3, 1788

2.895

0.034*

    

*

 
  1. Men.
  2. Note: Significance levels for each ANOVA and Scheffé’s post-hoc comparison are depicted by: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.005.