Table 1 Participants’ body image scores at different measurement time points based on their characteristics

Gender

0.579^a

0.110^a

 Male

75 (53.6)

139.2 ± 11.94

161.22 ± 6.44

 Female

65 (46.4)

141. 6 ± 140.27

159.12 ± 8.92

Marital status

0.002^a

0.533^a

 Married

123(87.9)

138.30 ± 12.31

160.09 ± 7.64

 Single

17(12.1)

149.00 ± 15.96

161.35 ± 8.65

Age (Years)

< 0.001^b

0.886^b

 40–50

33(23.6)

146.12 ± 16.05

159.66 ± 8.85

 51–60

89(63.3)

138.58 ± 12.11

160.43 ± 7.65

 > 60

18(12.9)

132.72 ± 6.71

160.38 ± 6.29

Educational status

< 0.001^a

0.587^a

 Illiterate

11 (7.9)

137.18 ± 15.40

158.54 ± 6.97

 Elementary education

14 (10)

136.57 ± 5.40

162.21 ± 5.89

 Secondary education

80 (57.1)

135.16 ± 9.98

159.97 ± 6.92

 High school diploma and higher ^c

35(25)

149.22 ± 15.68

161.08 ± 9.90

Employment

< 0.001^b

0.620^b

 White-collar worker

13(9.3)

153.23 ± 14.78

161.69 ± 7.00

 Self-employed

34(24.3)

138.70 ± 11.03

161.32 ± 6.35

 Housewife

45(32.1)

140.50 ± 14.12

159.33 ± 9.38

 Retired

48(34.3)

135.40 ± 10.65

159.95 ± 7.21

Tranquilizer use

0.032^a

0.332^a

 Yes

36(25.7)

135.55 ± 8.53

161.33 ± 7.09

 No

104(74.3)

141.00 ± 14.26

159.87 ± 7.96

0.185^a

0.567^a

 Yes

103(73.6)

138.71 ± 13.08

160.47 ± 7.37

 No

37(26.4)

142.08 ± 13.46

159.62 ± 8.81

Type of co-morbidities

0.170

0.563

 Hypertension

20(14.4)

142.58 ± 13.34

160.02 ± 7.82

 Diabetes mellitus

22(15.7)

135.08 ± 9.94

160.30 ± 5.78

 Hyperlipidemia

17(12.1)

134.84 ± 8.78

159.78 ± 6.58

 Other diseases

44(31.4)

139.51 ± 15.24

158.23 ± 6.15

Body mass index

0.073^b

0.163^b

 18.5–24.9

6(4.3)

143.16 ± 9.66

161.83 ± 7.60

 25–29.9

72(51.4)

141.18 ± 14.53

161.12 ± 8.51

 30–34.9

52(37.1)

139.86 ± 11.33

159.76 ± 6.82

 35–39.5

10(7.1)

130.80 ± 10.89

155.50 ± 5.01