Table 2 Specific features of anorexia nervosa inpatients with and without somatic comorbidity
m | sd | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at admission (T0) | AN* with somatic comorbidity | 29.5 | 10.3 | .006** |
AN without somatic comorbidity | 25.0 | 8.7 | ||
Duration of treatment (days) | AN with somatic comorbidity | 66.6 | 50.3 | .05* |
AN without somatic comorbidity | 50.0 | 47.0 | ||
BMI at admission (T0) | AN with somatic comorbidity | 14.8 | 1.8 | ns |
AN without somatic comorbidity | 15.3 | 2.1 | ||
BMI change during treatment | AN with somatic comorbidity | 0.7 | 1.2 | ns |
AN without somatic comorbidity | 0.6 | 0.9 | ||
Age at onset of AN | AN with somatic comorbidity | 24.8 | 9.9 | < .000*** |
AN without somatic comorbidity | 18.6 | 5.1 | ||
Duration of AN (T0) | AN with somatic comorbidity | 5.1 | 6.6 | ns |
AN without somatic comorbidity | 6.7 | 7.8 | ||
Subtype of AN | ||||
restrictive | AN with somatic comorbidity | 17 | 41.5% | ns |
AN without somatic comorbidity | 57 | 46.3% | ||
purging | AN with somatic comorbidity | 24 | 58.5% | |
AN without somatic comorbidity | 66 | 53.7% | ||
Psychiatric comorbidity | ||||
Depressive disorders | AN with somatic comorbidity | 11 | 39.3% | ns |
AN without somatic comorbidity | 28 | 45.2% | ||
Anxiety disorders | AN with somatic comorbidity | 6 | 21.4% | ns |
AN without somatic comorbidity | 12 | 19.4% | ||
OCD** | AN with somatic comorbidity | 4 | 14.3% | ns |
AN without somatic comorbidity | 5 | 7.9% | ||
Personality Disorders | AN with somatic comorbidity | 3 | 27.3% | ns |
AN without somatic comorbidity | 7 | 43.8% | ||
Substance Abuse | AN with somatic comorbidity | 5 | 17.2% | ns |
AN without somatic comorbidity | 10 | 16.1% | ||
Total | AN with somatic comorbidity | 16 | 38.1% | ns |
AN without somatic comorbidity | 33 | 26.0% |