Table 5 The desired and current body image of the participants
From: Dietary behavior of video game players and esports players in Germany: a cross-sectional study
| Â | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Desired body image Mean (SD) Median (P25–P75) | Current body image Mean (SD) Median (P25–P75) | Desired body image Mean (SD) Median (P25–P75) | Current body image Mean (SD) Median (P25–P75) | |
Total sample (Male: n = 695) (Female: n = 105) | 3.9 (0.9) 4.0 (3.0–4.0) | 4.3 (1.5) 4.0 (3.0–5.0) | 3.0 (0.9) 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 4.0 (1.4) 4.0 (3.0–5.0) |
Video game players (Male: n = 502) (Female: n = 95) | 3.8 (0.9) 4.0 (3.0–4.0) | 4.3 (1.5) 4.0 (3.0–5.0) | 3.0 (1.0) 3.0 (2.0–3.0) | 4.0 (1.5) 4.0 (3.0–5.0) |
Esports players (Male: n = 193) (Female: n = 10) | 4.0 (0.8) 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | 4.5 (1.6) 4.0 (3.5–5.5) | 3.3 (0.7) 3.0 (3.0–4.0) | 3.8 (0.8) 4.0 (3.8–4.0) |
p |  < 0.01 |  < 0.01 | ||