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Table 1 Characteristics of Hong Kong and Taiwan participants (N = 707)

From: Attitudes toward and beliefs about obese persons across Hong Kong and Taiwan: wording effects and measurement invariance

 

Hong Kong (n = 400)

Taiwan (n = 307)

χ2, t, or Z (p-value)

Age (year), M ± SD

20.22 ± 1.57

20.34 ± 2.04

0.15 (.88)

Gender (Male), n (%)

177 (44.3)

150 (48.9)

1.48 (.22)

Major (Health-related), n (%)

217 (54.3)

90 (29.3)

43.95 (<.001)

BMI (kg/m2), M ± SD

20.63 ± 3.22

21.57 ± 3.27

4.45 (<.001)

ATOP (Likert-type), M ± SD

71.76 ± 13.70

72.71 ± 13.13

0.93 (.35)

BAOP (Likert-type), M ± SD

20.16 ± 5.56

21.59 ± 6.41

3.23 (.001)

  1. BMI Body mass index, ATOP Attitudes toward obese persons, BAOP Beliefs about obese persons
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