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Table 3 Eating disorder characteristics among marching band artists. Data is presented “within sex”

From: Examination of eating disorder risk among university marching band artists

 

Females (n = 84)

Males (n = 66)

Classification

Classification

Raw Scorea

Typical Clinical

Elevated Clinical

Raw Scorea

Typical Clinical

Elevated Clinical

p-value

Mean ± SD

n (%)

n (%)

Mean ± SD

n (%)

n (%)

Eating Disorders Risk Scale

 Drive for Thinness

9.0 ± 8.1

17 (20.2)

4 (4.8)

5.2 ± 5.8

5 (7.6)

0 (0)

0.014

 Bulimia

5.5 ± 6.6

30 (35.7)

5 (6.0)

3.1 ± 3.5

16 (24.2)

0 (0)

0.027

 Body Dissatisfaction

16.4 ± 10.6

20 (23.8)

4 (4.8)

11.1 ± 8.3

10 (15.2)

0 (0)

0.068

 Eating Disorder Risk Composite

112.8 ± 27.6

12 (14.3)

4 (4.8)

99.7 ± 18.5

3 (4.5)

0 (0)

0.023

Psychological Scale

 Low Self-Esteem

7.0 ± 6.2

22 (26.2)

7 (8.3)

5.6 ± 5.6

11 (16.7)

5 (7.6)

0.348

 Personal Alienation

8.1 ± 6.2

25 (29.8)

9 (10.7)

6.6 ± 5.4

16 (24.2)

4 (6.1)

0.380

 Interpersonal Insecurity

10.7 ± 6.2

35 (41.7)

24 (28.6)

7.0 ± 5.5)

19 (28.8)

9 (13.6)

0.002

 Interpersonal Alienation

7.7 ± 4.9

42 (50.0)

13 (15.5)

6.3 ± 10.6

25 (37.9)

3 (4.5)

0.008

 Interceptive Deficits

10.1 ± 8.3

19 (22.6)

12 (14.3)

7.5 ± 6.6)

15 (22.7)

5 (7.6)

0.425

 Emotional Dysregulation

4.0 ± 5.0

17 (20.2)

12 (14.3)

2.7 ± 2.9

13 (19.7)

3 (4.5)

0.131

 Perfectionism

14.2 ± 5.2

38 (45.2)

29 (34.5)

12.5 ± 5.3

30 (45.5)

18 (27.3)

0.495

 Asceticism

6.7 ± 4.8

16 (19.0)

6 (7.1)

6.2 ± 3.8

14 (21.2)

1 (1.5)

0.265

 Maturity Fears

10.4 ± 5.9

36 (42.9)

29 (34.5)

7.8 ± 5.1

30 (45.5)

11 (16.7)

0.025

Composites

 Ineffectiveness Composite

81.1 ± 19.5

20 (23.8)

10 (11.9)

76.0 ± 17.3

9 (13.6)

5 (7.6)

0.152

 Interpersonal Problems Composite

92.4 ± 19.1

41 (48.8)

14 (16.7)

82.6 ± 15.7

20 (30.3)

5 (7.6)

0.003

 Affective Problems Composite

84.3 ± 17.6

18 (21.4)

9 (10.7)

78.2 ± 11.6

14 (21.2)

1 (1.5)

0.076

 Over control Composite

90.0 ± 14.8

33 (39.3)

11 (13.1)

86.6 ± 12.9

25 (37.9)

4 (6.1)

0.307

 General Psychological Maladjustment

404.7 ± 87.3

20 (23.8)

9 (10.7)

369.5 ± 47.2

11 (16.7)

1 (1.5)

0.031

  1. aRaw scores calculated from the EDI-3 survey.