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Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical features of the sample

From: Psychosomatic syndromes and anorexia nervosa

 

AN-R

AN-BP

Total sample

Chi-square/t

p

(N = 76)

(N = 32)

(N = 108)

  

Married (%)

12

14

13

0.041

0.839

Living alone (%)

6

10

9

0.211

0.644

Occupation (%)

22

28

24

0.240

0.624

Age (mean ± SD)

26.1 ± 9.1

30.7 ± 8.9

27.4 ± 9.2

−2.477

0.016

Years of education (mean ± SD)

12.9 ± 2.6

13.4 ± 3.1

13.1 ± 2.6

−0.479

0.637

Body Mass Index (mean ± SD)

14.8 ± 2.4

15.2 ± 3.3

14.9 ± 2.7

−0.865

0.392

Number of previous outpatient treatments (mean ± SD)

0.6 ± 0.8

0.7 ± 0.9

0.6 ± 0.9

−0.364

0.718

Duration of illness (years, mean ± SD)

7.8 ± 8.2

12.4 ± 8.4

9.1 ± 8.5

−2.652

0.009

Age of onset (years, mean ± SD)

18.3 ± 6.1

18.2 ± 5.2

18.3 ± 5.8

−0.072

0.942

Number of hospitalizations in the previous year (mean ± SD)

1.1 ± 1.7

1.92 ± 3.4

1.4 ± 2.4

−1.046

0.302

TCI

     

Novelty seeking

16.3 ± 5.7

19.4 ± 6.1

 

−2.401

0.018

Harm avoidance

23.4 ± 11.3

21.5 ± 8.0

 

0.849

0.398

Reward dependence

14. ± 3.9

12.5 ± 4.5

 

1.762

0.081

Persistence

6.4 ± 9.6

5.2 ± 2.7

 

0.663

0.509

Self-directedness

23.8 ± 9.7

20.1 ± 7.5

 

1.840

0.069

Cooperativeness

31.0 ± 7.6

29.4 ± 7.3

 

0.999

0.320

Self-trascendence

12.6 ± 6.5

15.8 ± 5.9

 

2.346

0.021

EDI-2

     

Drive for thinness

10.9 ± 7.6

10.2 ± 6.9

 

0.385

0.701

Bulimia

2.5 ± 3.7

6.1 ± 6.3

 

−3.516

0.001

Body dissatisfaction

12.2 ± 6.7

13.7 ± 7.7

 

−0.910

0.365

Ineffectiveness

9.6 ± 8.0

11.9 ± 8.2

 

−1.261

0.210

Perfectionism

5.3 ± 4.3

6.6 ± 4.6

 

−1.248

0.215

Interpersonal distrust

6.7 ± 5.4

8.1 ± 5.7

 

−1.135

0.259

Interoceptive awareness

10.4 ± 7.9

12.5 ± 9.1

 

−1.130

0.261

Maturity fears

7.4 ± 5.3

8.4 ± 6.3

 

−0.747

0.457

Asceticism

6.9 ± 4.7

9.7 ± 6.4

 

−2.332

0.022

Impulse regulation

5.9 ± 6.1

9.5 ± 7.4

 

−2.504

0.014

Social insecurity

7.5 ± 5.1

10.3 ± 5.6

 

−2.359

0.020

BSQ

103.1 ± 42.1

103.2 ± 48.3

 

−0.006

0.995

BDI

14.8 ± 7.5

17.0 ± 8.0

 

−1.259

0.211

  1. Legend:
  2. AN-R: Anorexia Nervosa Restricting type.
  3. AN-BP: Anorexia Nervosa Binge-Purging type.
  4. TCI: Temperament and Character Inventory.
  5. EDI-2: Eating Disorder Inventory-2.
  6. BSQ: Body Dissatisfaction Questionnaire.
  7. BDI: Beck Depression Inventory.
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