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Table 2 Psychological features of the two groups

From: Potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on japanese patients with eating disorders -a cross-sectional study

 

Before

After

 

n

86

62

 
 

median

(range)

median

(range)

p

EDI

     

Drive for thinness

14.5

(3.8-18.0)

9.0

(2.9-15.5)

0.0580

Lack of interoceptive awareness

13.0

(3.8-23.0)

7.0

(3.0-21.4)

0.0510

Bulimia

4.5

(0-17.0)

1.0

(0-12.0)

0.0291

Body dissatisfaction

14.5

(8.0-22.0)

11.0

(8.0-16.5)

n.s.

Ineffectiveness

11.5

(6.8-19.3)

9.0

(5.0-21.0)

0.0443

Maturity fears

7.0

(5.0-14.3)

9.0

(6.0-18.0)

0.0439

Perfectionism

2.0

(1.0-9.0)

4.0

(1.0-10.7)

n.s.

Interpersonal distrust

8.0

(5.0-14.0)

6.0

(3.0-14)

n.s.

Total

76.5

(44.8-115.0)

58.0

(41.3-96.3)

ns

PBI

     

Care

27.0

(19.8-34.0)

31.5

(22.8-36.0)

0.0177

Overprotection

10.0

(4.0-21.3)

9.0

(5.0-20.0)

ns

Total

37.0

(33.0-43.0)

39.5

(36.0-43.9)

0.006

  1. EDI, Eating disorder inventory: PBI, Parental bonding instrument: range, interquartile range