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Table 2 Compression of the 26-item Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26) scores among schizophrenic patients with DEBs (i.e., earning an EAT-26 score of ≥ 20, n = 64) based on biopsychosocial factors

From: Biopsychosocial factors associated with disordered eating behaviors in schizophrenia

Variables

Categories

EAT-26 (total score)

Testa

M ± SD (range)

Age

20–29

29.89 ± 6.91 (22–49)

F = 2.58

30–39

28.62 ± 7.16 (22–49)

40–49

35.66 ± 8.08 (29–49)

50–60

34.14 ± 10.77 (22–49)

Gender

Male

29.35 ± 8.05 (22–49)

t = − 1.20

Female

31.93 ± 7.86 (22–49)

Marital status

Married

28.26 ± 7.17 (22–49)

t = − 1.91

Single

32.33 ± 8.02 (22–49)

Residence

Private home

31.35 ± 8.08 (22–49)

t = 0.87

Homeless

27.75 ± 5.05 (22–32)

Educational level

Illiterate

33.90 ± 9.17 (22–49)

F = 1.12

Elementary grade

30.83 ± 9.80 (22–49)

Middle grade

28.18 ± 7.61 (22–49)

High school

30.33 ± 4.69 (22–38)

 

College

30.07 ± 7.40 (22–49)

Psychosocial rehabilitation

With

28.43 ± 6.58 (22–49)

t = − 3.43**

Without

34.81 ± 8.28 (22–49)

Duration of psychosis

6 months to 2 years

36.56 ± 9.96 (22–49)

F = 11.34***

Post hoc test:

3, 4  < 1

4  < 2

2 to 5 years

32.15 ± 1.90 (31–38)

5 to 10 years

28.33 ± 5.19 (22–38)

Higher than 10 years

25.15 ± 2.31 (22–29)

Category of antipsychotic medications

Typical

25.61 ± 3.01 (22–31)

t = − 7.42***

Atypical

36.30 ± 7.66 (22–49)

The phases of schizophrenia

Active phase

32.17 ± 8.45 (22–49)

t = 1.16

Remission phase

29.86 ± 7.22 (22–49)

Tobacco smoking

With

38.12 ± 11.11 (22–49)

t = − 3.25**

Without

28.79 ± 4.79 (22–38)

Type 2 diabetes

With

40.38 ± 9.41 (25–49)

t = − 4.26**

Without

28.76 ± 5.51 (22–49)

  1. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001
  2. 16 months to 2 years; 22 to 5 years; 35 to 10 years; 4Higher than 10 years
  3. aStatistical analyses applied independent t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Scheffé post hoc test