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

Table 4

Comparison of MASS and EAT-40 subfactor scores of university students according to BMI Classification.

MASS	BMI classification	Median (min-max)	H
Bodybuilding depedence	Underweight	9 (5–25)	4.526	0.210
	Normal	12 (5–25)
	Overweight	12 (5–23)
	Obese	10 (5–24)
Muscle checking	Underweight	6 (4–20)	5.091	0.165
	Normal	9 (4–20)
	Overweight	10 (4–19)
	Obese	10 (5–18)
Substance use	Underweight	8 (4–20)	1.351	0.717
	Normal	9 (4–20)
	Overweight	9 (4–20)
	Obese	8 (4–18)
Injury	Underweight	7 (3–15)	1.636	0.651
	Normal	7 (3–15)
	Overweight	7 (3–15)
	Obese	6 (3–15)
Muscle satisfaction	Underweight	10^a (3–15)	20.996	<0.001
	Normal	10^a (3–15)
	Overweight	11^ab (3–15)
	Obese	12^b (8–15)
EAT-40
Obesity anxiety	Underweight	17^b (4–24)	8.071	0.045
	Normal	16^ab (4–24)
	Overweight	16^ab (4–24)
	Obese	15^a (10–22)
Dieting behaviour	Underweight	30 (7–42)	6.737	0.081
	Normal	28 (8–42)
	Overweight	27 (7–42)
	Obese	28 (14–38)
Social pressure	Underweight	12 (3–18)	2.303	0.512
	Normal	12 (3–18)
	Overweight	12 (4–18)
	Obese	13 (8–17)
Preoccupation for weakness	Underweight	13 (3–18)	6.861	0.076
	Normal	12 (3–18)
	Overweight	12 (3–18)
	Obese	12 (7–17)

MASS: Muscle Appearance Satisfaction Scale, EAT-40: Eating Attitude Test-40. U: Mann-Whitney U Test; H: Kruskal-Wallis H Test. The difference between medians that do not have a common letter is significant ().