Table 2 General characteristics of study participants
Variables | Total (n = 182) | Control (n = 92) | Experimental (n = 90) | t/x2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||
Male | 105 (57.7) | 53 (57.6) | 52 (57.8) | 0.001 | 0.982 |
Female | 77 (42.3) | 39 (42.4) | 38 (42.2) | ||
Age (years) | 14.47 ± 0.51 | 14.43 ± 0.52 | 14.50 ± 0.50 | -0.951 | 0.342 |
Height (cm) | 166.47 ± 8.07 | 166.62 ± 8.46 | 166.32 ± 7.70 | -0.032 | 0.974 |
Weight (kg) | 59.52 ± 13.83 | 59.90 ± 15.16 | 59.14 ± 12.41 | -0.410 | 0.682 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.32 ± 3.77 | 21.35 ± 3.87 | 21.30 ± 3.70 | -0.051 | 0.960 |
< 18.5 | 36 (19.8) | 19 (20.7) | 17 (18.9) | -0.198 | 0.843 |
18.5–22.9 | 95 (52.2) | 47 (51.1) | 48 (53.3) | ||
23-24.9 | 23 (12.6) | 10 (10.9) | 13 (14.4) | ||
> 25 | 28 (15.4) | 16 (17.4) | 12 (13.3) | ||
Siblings | |||||
Only child | 37 (20.3) | 17 (18.5) | 20 (22.2) | 0.625 | 0.533 |
With siblings | 145 (79.7) | 75 (81.5) | 70 (77.8) | ||
Preferred flavor | |||||
Salty | 42 (23.1) | 23 (25.0) | 19 (21.1) | -1.403 | 0.163 |
Sweet | 94 (51.7) | 49 (53.3) | 45 (50.0) | ||
Sour | 10 (5.5) | 6 (6.5) | 4 (4.4) | ||
Spicy | 35 (19.2) | 14 (15.2) | 21 (23.3) | ||
Bitter | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.1) | ||
Body esteem | 2.50 ± 0.52 | 2.55 ± 0.54 | 2.45 ± 0.51 | -1.270 | 0.204 |
Body image | 3.39 ± 0.76 | 3.39 ± 0.75 | 3.39 ± 0.69 | -0.037 | 0.971 |
Appearance stress | 2.28 ± 0.88 | 2.20 ± 0.85 | 2.36 ± 0.90 | -1.271 | 0.204 |
Depression | 1.88 ± 0.51 | 1.89 ± 0.55 | 1.86 ± 0.47 | -0.092 | 0.927 |
Cosmetic surgery attitude | 1.55 ± 0.56 | 1.51 ± 0.54 | 1.59 ± 0.58 | -1.071 | 0.284 |
Secrecy regarding cosmetic surgery | 1.81 ± 0.85 | 1.68 ± 0.82 | 1.94 ± 0.87 | -1.988 | 0.052 |
Value of cosmetic surgery | 1.67 ± 0.76 | 1.61 ± 0.72 | 1.72 ± 0.80 | -0.847 | 0.397 |
Conformity regarding cosmetic surgery | 1.53 ± 0.61 | 1.48 ± 0.56 | 1.58 ± 0.65 | -0.619 | 0.536 |
Payment for cosmetic surgery | 1.42 ± 0.64 | 1.43 ± 0.62 | 1.42 ± 0.67 | -0.462 | 0.644 |
Risk tolerance for cosmetic surgery | 1.31 ± 0.56 | 1.33 ± 0.59 | 1.30 ± 0.53 | -0.140 | 0.889 |