| Sample (N = 607) | Absence of eating disorders (n = 284) | Presence of eating disorders (n = 323) |
Family type |
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Monogamous | 371 (61.12%) | 180 (63.38%) | 191 (59.13%) |
Polygamous | 236 (38.88%) | 104 (36.62%) | 132 (40.87%) |
Parents’ behavior |
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|
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Balanced | 483 (79.57%) | 227 (79.93%) | 256 (79.26%) |
Lax | 114 (18.78%) | 54 (19.01%) | 60 (18.58%) |
Violent | 10 (01.65%) | 3 (01.06%) | 7 (02.17%) |
Parents living together |
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| |
Yes | 453 (74.63%) | 221 (77.82%) | 232 (71.83%) |
No | 154 (25.37%) | 63 (22.18%) | 91 (28.17%) |
Live with parents |
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| |
No | 457 (75.29%) | 219 (77.11%) | 238 (73.68%) |
Yes | 150 (24.71%) | 65 (22.89%) | 85 (26.32%) |
Father’s level of education |
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| |
Secondary | 225 (37.07%) | 87 (30.63%) | 138 (42.72%) |
University | 220 (36.24%) | 114 (40.14%) | 106 (32.82%) |
Primary | 97 (15.98%) | 47 (16.55%) | 50 (15.48%) |
None | 65 (10.71%) | 36 (12.68%) | 29 (08.98%) |
Mother’s level of education |
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Secondary | 168 (27.68%) | 64 (22.54%) | 104 (32.20%) |
University | 198 (32.62%) | 109 (38.38%) | 89 (27.55%) |
Primary | 142 (23.39%) | 55 (19.37%) | 87 (26.93%) |
None | 99 (16.31%) | 56 (19.72%) | 43 (13.31%) |