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Table 1 BMI and scores on the variables of the psychological profile and eating behavior of mothers and daughters, according to the diagnosis of daughters

From: Eating behavior and psychological profile: associations between daughters with distinct eating disorders and their mothers

 

AN (n = 30)

BN (n = 30)

BED (n = 19)

Controls (n = 54)

 

D

M

D

M

D

M

D

M

BMI

16.9 ± 3.2

26.3 ± 4.1

22.2 ± 3.2

26.0 ± 6.5

40.5 ± 7.6

29.3 ± 4.1*

21.5 ± 1.5

23.9 ± 3.3

Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI-2)

 Drive for Thinness (DT) (14)

14.3 ± 6.8

3.4 ± 4.8

16.7 ± +4.4

3.2 ± 4

11.4 ± 4.2

5.4 ± 5.3

2.4 ± 3

3.1 ± 3.7

 Bulimia (B) (3)

3.2 ± 4.7

0.2 ± .7

9.8 ± 7

0.1 ± .7

5.0 ± 4.7

1.2 ± 2.9

0.5 ± 1.3

0.2 ± .9

 Body Dissatisfaction (BD) (14)

14.4 ± 7.1

7.0 ± 6.1

19.1 ± 7.3

5.7 ± 4.8

19.6 ± 5.7

9.7 ± 6.1

4.0 ± 4.7

5.4 ± 5.6

 Ineffectiveness (I) (7)

10.6 ± 8.6

2.4 ± 3.7

11.9 ± 8.5

2.4 ± 2.3

9.1 ± 6.2

4.2 ± 6

0.9 ± 1.7

0.9 ± 1.5

 Perfectionism (P) (11)

10.7 ± 4.2

4.5 ± 4

10.5 ± 4.1

4.4 ± 3.6

9.5 ± 3.9

6.8 ± 3.8

6.4 ± 3.8

4.7 ± 3.1

 Interpersonal Distrust (ID) (7)

8.9 ± 5.5

3.0 ± 3.4

7 ± 5.6

2.7 ± 3.2

5.9 ± 5.6

5.0 ± 3.5

1.7 ± 2.1

2.1 ± 2.9

 Interoceptive Awareness (IA) (11)

13.7 ± 7.6

3.3 ± 4.8

13.1 ± 7.5

2.8 ± 3.1

9.2 ± 5.7

3.8 ± 4.1

2.0 ± 3.1

1.4 ± 2.1

 Maturity Fears (MF) (8)

11.7 ± 7.1

3.7 ± 3.2

9.5 ± 6.9

4.1 ± 3.1

9.3 ± 5.9

5.9 ± 4.4

3.9 ± 3.2

3.5 ± 3.9

 Ascetism (A) (7)

8.9 ± 5.4

3.1 ± 2.4

9.7 ± 5

4.6 ± 2.9

6.8 ± 3.1

3.8 ± 2.7

2.5 ± 1.7

3.3 ± 2.3

 Impulse Regulation (IR) (11)

13.1 ± 7.4

4.3 ± 4.7

12.8 ± 7

3.3 ± 3.6

7.7 ± 4.6

5.1 ± 4.4

2.1 ± 2.4

1.8 ± 2.6

 Social Insecurity (SI) (6)

10 ± 5.6

3.1 ± 2.8

9.4 ± 6.3

3.0 ± 2.9

7.3 ± 4.9

4.1 ± 5.2

1.4 ± 1.7

1.4 ± 1.9

 EDI-2 Total (EDI-2) (105)

119.5 ± 51

38.1 ± 26

129.5 ± 51.7

36.4 ± 21

100.8 ± 31.4

54.9 ± 31

27.7 ± 16.7

27.7 ± 18.5

Depression (BDI) (10)

26.7 ± 12.1

14.7 ± 9

27.6 ± 10.8

11.8 ± 8

20.6 ± 11.7

16.5 ± 12.6

5.6 ± 4.3

7.5 ± 5.5

Anxiety (BAI) (6)

47.5 ± 14.8

16.9 ± 12.2

43.6 ± 14.2

10.9 ± 8.6

42.6 ± 12.3

15.8 ± 12.5

23.4 ± 10.2

8.0 ± 7.9

Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS)

 Difficulties in Identifying and Describing Feelings (DIDF)

10.0 ± 4.4

27.1 ± 16

10.6 ± 5

28.0 ± 17

8.6 ± 4.4

34.2 ± 19

6.1 ± 3.2

19.7 ± 12.6

 Externally Oriented Thinking (EOT)

57.6 ± 17.3

8.0 ± 4.7

54.2 ± 17.1

6.5 ± 3.5

51.2 ± 13.6

9.3 ± 5.5

29.5 ± 11.1

5.2 ± 3.7

 TAS Total (TAS) (51)

26.5 ± 15.3

35.1 ± 17.3

30.0 ± 11

34.5 ± 17.9

21.4 ± 9.6

43.5 ± 20.2

9.0 ± 6.5

24.9 ± 14.8

Three Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ)

 Dietary Restraint (DR) (14)

16.5 ± 4.1

7.1 ± 4.2

15.1 ± 4.3

8.2 ± 3.9

8.9 ± 4.8

9.8 ± 4.2

7.5 ± 4.7

10.3 ± 4.9

 Disinhibition (D) (12)

4.9 ± 3.1

5.1 ± 3.4

10 ± 4

4.2 ± 3.2

11.3 ± 3.1

5.7 ± 4.1

4.9 ± 3.2

4.5 ± 3.1

 Hunger (H) (11)

3.9 ± 3

3.8 ± 2.4

7.4 ± 4.4

4.2 ± 2.6

8.9 ± 3

4.2 ± 3.2

5.1 ± 2.6

3.5 ± 2.7

  1. Data are shown as media ± standard deviation
  2. D Daughters, M Mothers, AN Anorexia Nerviosa, BN Bulimia Nerviosa, BED Binge Eating Disorder
  3. Values in bold suggest high and clinical scores, based on cut-off score (number in parenthesis next to each scale)
  4. *ANOVA, p < 0.05, BED vs. BN and Controls