Body image features of competitive bodybuilders versus recreational strength trainers
| Characteristics* | Competitive | Recreational | OR (95% CI) | P value |
| (n=96) | (n=888) | |||
| Preoccupied by an imagined defect or slight anomaly† | 39 (40.6%) | 334 (37.9%) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.4) | 0.69 |
| Distressed/impaired in some aspect of functioning due to preoccupation with defect or anomaly‡ | 18 (18.8%) | 132 (15.3%) | 1.1 (0.6 to 1.4) | 0.78 |
| Perceiving self as overweight | 8 (8.33%) | 237 (26.7%) | 0.3 (0.1 to 0.6) | 0.001 |
| Perceiving self as underweight | 23 (24%) | 139 (15.7%) | 1.5 (0.9 to 2.5) | 0.12 |
| Perceiving weight as ‘just about right’ | 65 (67.7%) | 506 (57%) | 1.5 (1.0 to 2.5) | 0.058 |
| Trying to gain weight | 57 (59.4%) | 437 (49.2%) | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.9) | 0.34 |
| Trying to lose weight | 24 (25%) | 266 (30%) | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.5) | 0.66 |
| Trying to maintain weight | 15 (15.6%) | 175 (19.7%) | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.6) | 0.68 |
*Data are reported as N (%).
†Data missing on seven recreationals.
‡Data missing on 23 recreationals.