The Effect of Bigorexia Nervosa on Eating Attitudes and Physical Activity: A Study on University Students

Table 3

Comparison of MASS and EAT-40 subfactor scores of university students by gender.

MASS	Gender	Median (min-max)	U
Bodybuilding depedence	Male	14 (5–24)	78742	<0.001
	Female	11 (5–25)
Muscle checking	Male	11 (4–19)	78788	<0.001
	Female	8 (4–20)
Substance use	Male	11 (4–20)	78036.5	<0.001
	Female	8 (4–20)
Injury	Male	8 (3–15)	76993.5	<0.001
	Female	7 (3–15)
Muscle satisfaction	Male	10 (3–15)	90918.5	0.005
	Female	9 (3–15)
EAT-40
Obesity anxiety	Male	16.5 (4–24)	88760.5	0.001
	Female	16 (4–24)
Dieting behaviour	Male	28 (7–42)	99342	0.442
	Female	28 (8–42)
Social pressure	Male	12 (3–18)	97698.5	0.242
	Female	12 (3–18)
Preoccupation for weakness	Male	12 (3–18)	99261.5	0.429
	Female	12 (3–18)

MASS: Muscle Appearance Satisfaction Scale, EAT-40: Eating Attitude Test-40. U: Mann-Whitney U Test; H: Kruskal-Wallis H Test.