From: A rare phenomenon of pregorexia in Pakistani women: need to understand the related behaviors
 | N (%) or mean ± SD |
---|---|
Age | 26.93 ± 3.82 |
Working women | 3 (20%) |
Education | Â |
BS/BA/BSc | 11 (26.6%) |
Masters | 4 (73%) |
Years of marriage | Â |
1 | 10 (66.66%) |
1–2 | 3 (20%) |
3> | 2 (13.33%) |
First pregnancy | 8 (53.33%) |
Trimester | Â |
1st | 9 (60%) |
2nd | 6 (40%) |
No. of interviews | 2.33 ± 0.48 |
History of abortion | Â |
Yes | 6 (40%) |
No | 9 (60%) |
DSM-5 criteria for anorexia nervosa | Â |
A. Restriction of energy intake relative to requirements, leading to a significantly low body weight in the context of age, sex, developmental trajectory, and physical health. Significantly low weight is defined as a weight that is less than minimally normal or, for children and adolescents, less than minimally expected | 15 (100%) |
B. Intense fear of gaining weight or of becoming fat, or persistent behaviour that interferes with weight gain, even though at a significantly low weight | 15 (100%) |
C. Disturbance in the way in which one’s body weight or shape is experienced, undue influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation, or persistent lack of recognition of the seriousness of the current low body weight | 14 (93.33%) |
Total participants meeting full criteria for anorexia nervosa | 14 (93.33%) |
Specification of type | Â |
Restricting type: During the last three months, the individual has not engaged in recurrent episodes of binge eating or purging behavior (i.e. self-induced vomiting, or the misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas). This subtype describes presentations in which weight loss is accomplished primarily through dieting, fasting and/or excessive exercise | 8 (53.33%) |
Binge-eating/purging type: During the last three months the individual has engaged in recurrent episodes of binge eating or purging behavior (i.e. self-induced vomiting, or the misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas) | 7 (46.66%) |
Medical problems/complaints other than anorexia nervosa | Â |
Anemia | 9 (60%) |
Dehydration | 6 (40%) |
Poor Nutrition | 15 (100%) |
Gastrointestinal Problems | 5 (33.33%) |
Urinary Tract Infections | 4 (26.66%) |
Menstruation Problems | 7 (46.66%) |
Anxiety | 11 (73.33%) |
Co-Morbid Depression | 2 (13.33%) |
Anorexia nervosa symptoms occurrence/on set | Â |
Anorexia nervosa before pregnancy | 2 (13.33%) |
Anorexia nervosa during pregnancy | 13 (86.66%) |
Reported reluctance for pregnancy | 8 (53.33) |
Exercise and physical activities | Â |
Duration of exercise/physical activity in Minutes | 106 ± 56.78 |
Specify current severity (BMI at the time of assessments) | Â |
Mild: BMI more than 17 | 4 (26.66%) |
Moderate: BMI 16–16.99 | 10 (66.66%) |
Severe: BMI 15–15.99 | 1 (6.66%) |
Extreme: BMI less than 15 | – |