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Table 4 Percent of self-identified picky eaters endorsing ARFID symptoms

From: Adult picky eaters with symptoms of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder: comparable distress and comorbidity but different eating behaviors compared to those with disordered eating symptoms

 

Mechanical Turk picky eaters (n = 105)

Support Group (N =79)

 

None

Some

Significant

None

Some

Significant

Weight loss

72.0 % (77)

23.4 % (25)

2.8 % (3)

86.1 % (68)

12.7 % (10)

1.3 % (1)

Nutritional deficiencies

65.4 (70)

31.8 (34)

0.9 (1)

34.2 (27)

60.8 (48)

5.1 (4)

Dependence on nutritional supplements

63.6 (68)

28.0 (30)

5.6 (6)

31.6 (25)

53.2 (42)

15.2 (12)

Occupational interference

86.9 (93)

11.2 (12)

0

57.0 (45)

34.2 (27)

8.9 (7)

Social interference

82.2 (88)

15.0 (16)

0.9 (1)

15.2 (12)

53.2 (42)

31.6 (25)

Family interference

83.2 (89)

13.1 (14)

1.9 (2)

35.4 (28)

44.3 (35)

20.3 (16)