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Table 3 Relationship of ORTO-11-Hu scores with health behaviors

From: When eating healthy is not healthy: orthorexia nervosa and its measurement with the ORTO-15 in Hungary

Health behavior

Frequency

ORTO-11-Hu scores (M ± SD)

Statistics

Significance

Sports

Regularly/Competitive

29.00 ± 2.73

χ2 = 17.08

0.001

 

Regularly as hobby

28.27 ± 3.28

  
 

Occasionally

28.97 ± 3.02

  
 

Not at all

29.37 ± 3.11

  

Smoking

Current

29.05 ± 3.28

χ2 = 1.93

0.380

 

Former

28.90 ± 3.01

  
 

Never

28.72 ± 3.15

  

Caffeine intake

Never

28.34 ± 3.34

χ2 = 9.88

0.079

 

Rarely

28.56 ± 3.03

  
 

Monthly

28.36 ± 2.81

  
 

Weekly

28.83 ± 2.98

  
 

Several times per week

28.77 ± 2.98

  
 

Daily

29.14 ± 3.16

  

Medication use

Yes

29.02 ± 3.52

Z = -1.68

0.094

 

No

28.77 ± 3.03

  

Nutrition supplement use

Yes

28.67 ± 3.20

Z = -1.31

0.191

 

No

28.95 ± 3.15

  

Alcohol use

Never

28.10 ± 3.68

χ2 = 13.02

<0.05

 

Rarely

28.49 ± 2.97

  
 

Monthly

29.18 ± 3.01

  
 

Weekly

29.14 ± 3.18

  
 

Several times per week

29.47 ± 3.60

  
 

Daily

28.80 ± 1.30

  

Special diet

Yes

27.86 ± 3.38

Z = -4.18

<0.001

 

No

29.07 ± 3.04

  

Convincing others to follow diet

Yes

28.55 ± 3.13

Z = -3.04

<0.01

 

No

29.19 ± 3.13