Table 4 Classification of female's ORTO-R, BSMAS, BSQ- 34 and GeSNK scores according to age, education level and BMI

Age (year)

 18–25

17.72 ± 4.88

18.63 ± 5.59

89.10 ± 41.68

40.79 ± 14.34

 26–35

17.73 ± 5.09

16.77 ± 5.84

86.91 ± 40.30

35.36 ± 13.85

 36–60

16.64 ± 5.87

13.35 ± 6.56

93.17 ± 37.98

36.54 ± 11.43

 F

− 0.022

3.465

0.569

4.156

 p

0.982

0.001**

0.570

0.000**

Education level

 Primary school-secondary school graduate

13.27 ± 6.08

9.50 ± 5.67

80.19 ± 34.48

28.88 ± 10.15

 High school and equivalent graduate

17.95 ± 5.37

16.68 ± 6.40

102.40 ± 40.40

35.15 ± 12.44

 Undergraduate

17.50 ± 4.70

17.58 ± 5.90

84.83 ± 40.19

41.73 ± 13.21

 Postgraduate

18.11 ± 5.35

18.10 ± 5.60

92.87 ± 41.31

35.36 ± 14.99

 F

14.391

37.686

16.473

49.303

 p

0.002*

0.000**

0.001**

0.000**

BMI (kg/m²)

 Underweight

15.62 ± 5.66

17.22 ± 6.40

65.69 ± 37.99

40.67 ± 13.42

 Normal

17.65 ± 4.80

17.63 ± 5.82

85.15 ± 38.58

39.86 ± 13.98

 Slightly overweight/obese

18.03 ± 5.58

16.34 ± 6.67

109.20 ± 39.57

34.31 ± 13.45

 F

4.931

2.429

32.583

9.487

 p

0.008*

0.089

0.000**

0.000**