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Table 1 Comparisons between male patients and controls

From: Presence of eating disorder symptoms in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Variable

OCD (n = 38)

Controls (n = 27)

 

Independent-samples Yuen t-test

M (SD)

M (SD)

Trimmed mean difference (95% CI)

t

p

Robust d (95% CI)

Age

33.92 (8.95)

32.44 (5.75)

0.70 (− 3.53; 4.94)

0.33

1.000

0.08 (− 0.38; 0.58)

BMI (kg/m2)

25.50 (4.47)

26.50 (4.75)

−0.86 (−2.95; 1.23)

− 0.79

1.000

− 0.23 (− 0.75; 0.31)

OCI-R totalb

27.36 (12.91)

6.44 (8.09)

21.24 (14.61; 27.88)

6.93

<.002*

1.68 (1.22; 2.40)

EDE-Q global

0.82 (0.88)

0.94 (0.80)

−0.23 (− 0.65; 0.19)

−1.05

1.000

− 0.30 (− 0.95; 0.18)

 EDE-Q restriction

0.64 (1.01)

0.84 (0.86)

−0.36 (− 0.87; 0.16)

− 1.43

0.770

− 0.42 (− 0.95; 0.14)

 EDE-Q eating concern

0.32 (0.69)

0.34 (0.58)

− 0.12 (− 0.34; 0.10)

− 1.22

1.000

−0.36 (− 1.01; 0.14)

 EDE-Q weight concern

1.07 (1.22)

1.02 (1.14)

−0.01 (− 0.62; 0.60)

−0.02

1.000

−0.01 (− 0.55; 0.48)

 EDE-Q shape concern

1.24 (1.23)

1.58 (1.35)

−0.36 (− 1.01; 0.30)

− 1.07

1.000

− 0.28 (− 0.88; 0.23)

 

Frequencies

Χ2 test

 

n (%)

n (%)

p

Above EDE-Q cut-off

4 (10.5%)

1 (3.7%)

1.000a

 

Have a probable ED

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

NA

 

Have binged

5 (13.2%)

7 (25.9%)

0.638a

 

Have purged

2 (5.3%)

1 (3.7%)

1.000a

 
  1. Note. All p-values have been adjusted according to a Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons. BMI: Body mass index (kg/m2); CI: Confidence interval; d: Cohen’s robust d effect size; ED: eating disorder; EDE-Q: Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire; M: Means; NA: analysis not performed; OCD: Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder; OCI-R: Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised; SD: Standard deviation; Χ2: Wald Χ2 test. * Statistically significant. a Fisher’s exact test. b Data not available for one patient