Table 2 Body Image and behaviors for eating disorders in the studied groups

Concern with body image (BSQ)

Not concerned

20 (35.7)

9 (47.4)

7 (38.9)

4 (21.1)

Slightly concerned

20 (35.7)

6 (31.6)

7 (38.9)

7 (36.8)

.373

Moderately concerned

9 (16.1)

3 (15.8)

3 (16.7)

3 (15.8)

Extremely concerned

7 (12.5)

1 (5.3)

1 (5.3)

5 (26.3)

Total

56 (100.0)

19 (100.0)

18 (100.0)

19 (100.0)

Figure rating scale

Presence of body image distortion¹

43 (84.3)

12 (75.0)

14 (87.5)

17 (89.5)

.460

Perceives herself to be smaller than she is

8 (18.6)

2 (16.7)

4 (28.6)

2 (11.8)

Perceives herself to be bigger than she is

35 (81.4)

10 (83.3)

10 (71.4)

15 (88.2)

.479

Total

43 (100.0)

12 (100.0)

14 (100.0)

17 (100.0)

Presence of body image dissatisfaction²

43 (82.7)

12 (75.0)

12 (70.6)

19 (100.0)

.041

Wants to look smaller than she thinks she is

31 (72.1)

11 (91.7)

6 (50.0)

14 (73.7)

Wants to look bigger than she thinks she is

12 (27.9)

1 (8.3)

6 (50.0)

5 (26.3)

.074

Total

43 (100.0)

12 (100.0)

12 (100.0)

19 (100.0)

Eating disorders

EAT-26

Negative

48 (85.7)

16 (84.2)

17 (94.4)

15 (78.9)

Positive

8 (14.3)

3 (15.8)

1 (5.6)

4 (21.1)

.393

Total

56 (100.0)

19 (100.0)

18 (100.0)

19 (100.0)

BITE

.044

Symptoms scale

Absence of compulsive eating

33 (57.9)

15 (78.9)

12 (63.2)

6 (31.6)

Unusual eating pattern

21 (36.8)

3 (15.8)

6 (31.6)

12 (63.2)

Highly disordered eating pattern

3 (5.3)

1 (5.3)

1 (5.3)

1 (5.3)

Total

57 (100.0)

19 (100.0)

19 (100.0)

19 (100.0)

Severity scale

Clinically significant

6 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (100.0)

5 (100.0)

High degree of severity

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

*

Total

6 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (100.0)

5 (100.0)