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Table 2 Demographics, BDI, and TCI-125 subscales of participants

From: Association of Beck Depression Inventory score and Temperament and Character Inventory-125 in patients with eating disorders and severe malnutrition

  

Cases (n = 45)

Controls (n = 39)

p value (student t-test)

Demographics

   
 

Age (years)

28.38 ± 8.76

27.67 ± 7.46

0.692

 

BMI (kg/m2)

13.16 ± 1.42

21.71 ± 3.51

<0.001*

 

Education (years)

13.96 ± 2.17

15.69 ± 1.67

<0.001*

BDI

23.07 ± 9.70

5.18 ± 5.03

<0.001**

TCI-125 subscales

   
 

NS

7.24 ± 3.53

8.56 ± 2.46

0.054

 

HA

14.67 ± 4.30

11.79 ± 3.75

0.002**

 

RD

9.82 ± 2.50

10.90 ± 2.20

0.04

 

PS

3.24 ± 1.63

1.92 ± 1.55

<0.001**

 

SD

11.73 ± 4.84

17.33 ± 4.47

<0.001**

 

CO

17.96 ± 3.52

19.00 ± 2.10

0.11

 

ST

3.84 ± 3.23

3.33 ± 2.74

0.44

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation. All variances are assumed to be equal
  2. BDI Beck’s Depression Inventory, TCI-125 Temperament and Character Inventory-125, BMI body mass index, NS novelty seeking, HA harm avoidance, RD reward dependence, PS persistence, SD self-directedness, CO cooperativeness, ST self-transcendence
  3. *p < 0.05 is considered significant in comparisons of demographics
  4. **p < 0.0063 is considered significant in comparisons of BDI and TCI-125 subscales