Table 1 Age, educational sector, dental fear, SCOFF status, BMI, mental well-being, attitude towards food and diagnosed eating disorders of the study population (n = 3090) by gender
|  | All n (%) | Men n (%) | Women n (%) | p value§ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (2877) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 19–24 | 1444 (50.2) | 634 (46.2) | 810 (53.9) |  |
 25–30 | 1178 (40.9) | 623 (45.4) | 555 (36.9) |  |
 31–35 | 255 (8.9) | 116 (8.4) | 139 (9.2) |  |
Educational sector (3077) | Â | Â | Â | 0.440 |
 Univ | 1829 (59.4) | 852 (58.7) | 977 (60.1) |  |
 UAS | 1248 (40.6) | 599 (41.3) | 649 (39.9) |  |
Dental fear (3013) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 No or low dental fear | 2779 (92.2) | 1352 (96.2) | 1427 (88.8) |  |
 High dental fear | 234 (7.8) | 54 (3.8) | 180 (11.2) |  |
SCOFF status* (3003) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Negative (< 2) | 2728 (90.8) | 1372 (96.4) | 1356 (85.8) |  |
 Positive (≥ 2) | 275 (9.2) | 51 (3.6) | 224 (14.2) |  |
BMI†(3006) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 < 18.5 (underweight) | 61 (2.0) | 16 (1.1) | 45 (2.8) |  |
 18.5–24.9 (normal weight) | 2031 (67.6) | 901 (63.3) | 1130 (71.4) |  |
 25–29.9 (overweight) | 718 (23.9) | 429 (30.1) | 289 (18.3) |  |
 ≥ 30 (obese and extremely obese) | 196 (6.5) | 77 (5.4) | 119 (7.5) |  |
Mental well-being | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Poor or moderate | 1060 (34.6) | 495 (34.2) | 564 (35.0) | 0.634 |
 Good or very good | 2000 (65.4) | 952 (65.8) | 1048 (65.0) |  |
Normal attitude towards food (3037) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 2451 (80.7) | 1273 (88.6) | 1178 (73.6) |  |
 No/I don’t know | 586 (19.3) | 164 (11.4) | 422 (26.4) |  |
Diagnosed eating disorders | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Anorexia (2454) | 11 (0.4) | 1 (0.1) | 10 (0.8) | 0.010 |
 Bulimia (2426) | 14 (0.6) | 2 (0.2) | 12 (1.0) | 0.010 |
 Other (2415) | 27 (1.1) | 3 (0.3) | 24 (1.9) | < 0.001 |