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Table 2 Prevalence of psychiatric disorders by sex
From: Psychiatric disorders of patients seeking obesity treatment
| All | Male Female | p* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N=841)(%) | (N=261)(%) | (N=580)(%) | ||
| Any psychiatric disorder | 353 (42.0) | 84 (32.2) | 269 (46.4) | <.001 |
| Mood disorders | ||||
| Major depressive disorder | 61 (7.3) | 6 (2.3) | 55 (9.5) | <.001 |
| Dysthymic disorder | 173 (20.6) | 27 (10.3) | 146 (25.2) | <.001 |
| Depressive disorder, NOS | 3 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.3) | .931 |
| Bipolar disorder | 10 (1.2) | 3 (1.1) | 7 (1.2) | .943 |
| Other mood disorder | 9 (1.1) | 1 (0.4) | 8 (1.4) | .194 |
| Any mood disorder | 228 (27.1) | 34 (13.0) | 194 (33.4) | <.001 |
| Anxiety disorder | ||||
| General anxiety disorder | 145 (17.2) | 45 (17.2) | 100 (17.2) | >.999 |
| OCD | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | .136 |
| Panic disorder | 6 (0.7) | 2 (0.8) | 4 (0.7) | .903 |
| PTSD | 3 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.3) | .931 |
| Specific phobia | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | .502 |
| Social phobia | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | .502 |
| Anxiety disorder, NOS | 3 (0.4) | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.2) | .181 |
| Any anxiety disorder | 153 (18.2) | 47 (18.0) | 106 (18.3) | .926 |
| Adjustment disorder | 21 (2.5) | 7 (2.7) | 14 (2.4) | .818 |
| Eating disorders | ||||
| Bulimia nervosa | 11 (1.3) | 2 (0.8) | 9 (1.6) | .354 |
| Anorexia nervosa | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.3) | .342 |
| Binge eating disorder | 64 (7.6) | 7 (2.7) | 57 (9.8) | <.001 |
| Any eating disorder | 72 (8.6) | 8 (3.1) | 64 (11.0) | <.001 |
| Psychotic disorders | ||||
| Schizophrenia | 7 (0.8) | 1 (0.4) | 6 (1.0) | .336 |
| Other psychotic disorder | 3 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.3) | .931 |
| Substance use disorders | ||||
| Alcohol-related disorders | 5(0.6) | 1 (0.4) | 4 (0.7) | .593 |
| Other substance-related disorder except for nicotine | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Organic mental disorders | 9 (1.1) | 3 (1.1) | 6 (1/0) | .881 |
| Personality disorders | 3 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 3 (0.5) | .224 |
| Sleep disorders | 21 (2.5) | 11 (4.2) | 10 (1.7) | .032 |
