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Table 4 Psychological data of anorexic patients compared with controls

From: Impact of exercise on energy metabolism in anorexia nervosa

Variable

Anorexia nervosa (AN)

Controls

P

 

n = 12, M ± SD

n = 12, M ± SD

Depression (BDI)

21.9 ± 9.6

4.1 ± 2.9

<0.001

Eating disorder inventory (EDI-2)

   

Body Dissatisfaction

15.2 ± 7.3

7.7 ± 8.7

<0.05

Social Insecurity

8.2 ± 4.1

1.9 ± 2.3

0.001

Interpersonal Distrust

5.1 ± 3.7

0.9 ± 1.6

0.007

Perfectionism

6.5 ± 4.2

2.0 ± 2.2

0.009

Impulse Regulation

4.5 ± 5.3

0.9 ± 1.7

0.065

Bulimia

2.8 ± 5.0

0.3 ± 0.6

0.027

Interoceptive Awareness

7.6 ± 4.6

0.8 ± 1.4

0.001

Maturity Fears

4.9 ± 6.0

1.7 ± 2.2

n.s.

Ineffectiveness

11.8 ± 8.0

1.2 ± 1.8

0.002

Ascetism

7.9 ± 7.2

1.9 ± 2.0

0.029

Drive for Thinness

11.7 ± 6.0

1.2 ± 2.3

<0.001

Eating attitude test (EAT)

52.5 ± 21.0

6.7 ± 4.1

0.001

AN High exercisers

AN Low exercisers

Controls

 

n = 7

n = 5

n = 12

 

M ± SD

M ± SD

M ± SD

 

Drive for thinness (EDI-2)

14.5 ± 3.6

9.6 ± 2.2

1.2 ± 2.3

1c, 2c, 3a

Depression (BDI)

24.3 ± 9.3

14.6 ± 5.6

4.1 ± 2.9

1c, 2c, 3a

  1. Values are expressed as means (M) ± standard deviations (SD). a = P<0.05, b = P<0.01, c = P<0.001, n.s. = not significant. 1 = AN high exercisers vs. controls, 2 = AN low exercisers vs. controls, 3 = AN low exercisers vs. AN high exercisers.