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Table 3 Number, percent and overall χ2for eating disorder behaviors on the EDE-Q according to DSM-5 diagnosesa

From: Clinical characteristics and distinctiveness of DSM-5 eating disorder diagnoses: findings from a large naturalistic clinical database

 

RAN

ANB/P

BN

BED

AAN

PD

UFED

Total

χ2 (df, N)

EDE-Q symptom

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

 

OBE1

93 (25)

163 (55)

646 (74)

103 (83)

146 (47)

70 (38)

24 (34)

1245 (56)

133,94*** (4, 1674)

SBE2

216 (59)

205 (70)

524 (60)

44 (36)

179 (58)

122 (66)

16 (23)

1306 (59)

85,27*** (6, 2221)

Vomiting3

27 (7)

230 (78)

621 (71)

8 (6)

67 (22)

150 (82)

21 (30)

1124 (51)

340,79*** (4, 1734)

Laxatives4

8 (2)

60 (20)

138 (16)

2 (2)

5 (2)

33 (18)

1 (1)

247 (11)

64,52*** (4, 1734)

Diuretics5

4 (1)

29 (10)

46 (5)

1 (1)

9 (3)

12 (7)

1 (1)

102 (5)

17,11** (4, 1734)

Exercise6

155 (43)

150 (51)

473 (54)

13 (11)

153 (49)

102 (55)

13 (18)

1059 (48)

45,35*** (5, 2098)

Extreme fasting7

210 (58)

227 (77)

576 (66)

45 (36)

180 (58)

128 (70)

13 (18)

1379 (62)

99,75*** (5, 2097)

  1. RAN Restrictive Anorexia nervosa, ANB/P Anorexia Nervosa Bingeing/Purging type, BN Bulimia Nervosa, BED Binge Eating Disorder, AAN Atypical Anorexia Nervosa, PD Purging Disorder, UFED Unspecified Feeding and Eating Disorder, OBE Objective Binge Episodes, SBE Subjective Binge Episodes.
  2. aBED was omitted from all analyses except for OBE and SBE since purging behavior and inappropriate compensatory behavior should not be present in the diagnosis. For the same reason RAN was omitted from the analyses of OBE and purging behavior, and PD from the analyses of OBE. *** p < 0.001; ** p < 0.01.
  3. 1BN, BED > all; ANB/P > UFED.
  4. 2BED, UFED < all.
  5. 3AAN, UFED < all.
  6. 4ANB/P, BN, PD > all.
  7. 5ANB/P > AAN.
  8. 6UFED < all; RAN < BN.
  9. 7ANB/P > RAN, BN, AAN; UFED < all.
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Journal of Eating Disorders

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