Table 1 Descriptive features of the sample (N = 52)
From: Predictors of orthorexic behaviours in patients with eating disorders: a preliminary study
N (%) | |
|---|---|
Diagnosis | |
Anorexia nervosa | 12 (23 %) |
Bulimia nervosa | 40 (77 %) |
Nutritional status | |
Severe thinness (BMI < 16) | 1 (1.9 %) |
Moderate thinness (16 < BMI < 16.99) | 4 (7.7 %) |
Mild thinness (17 < BMI < 18.49) | 7 (13.5 %) |
Normal weight (18.5 < BMI < 24.99) | 40 (76.9 %) |
Weighing oneself every day | |
Yes | 6 (11.5 %) |
No | 46 (88.5 %) |
Body satisfaction | |
Yes | 8 (15.4 %) |
No | 44 (84.6 %) |
Intentional weight loss* | |
Dieting | 26 (50.0 %) |
Physical exercise | 23 (44.2 %) |
Using laxatives | 7 (13.5 %) |
Vomiting | 10 (19.2 %) |
Starvation | 12 (23.1 %) |