Table 3.
Explorative analysis of diagnostic characteristics of patients with ARFID as a function of age group
| Age group 0–5 years | Age group 6–17 years | Test | p | |ES| | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | n | M (SD) | n | ||||
| DSM-5 diagnostic criteria (n, %) | |||||||
| A1 weight loss or reduced growth | 19 (82.61) | 23 | 26 (92.86) | 28 | Fisher’s exact test | 0.390 | 0.158 |
| A2 nutritional deficiencies | 8 (34.78) | 23 | 16 (57.14) | 28 | Fisher’s exact test | 0.160 | 0.223 |
| A3 dependency on enteral nutrition or food supplementation | 17 (73.91) | 23 | 13 (46.43) | 28 | Fisher’s exact test | 0.085 | 0.278 |
| A4 psychosocial impairment | 9 (39.13) | 23 | 18 (64.29) | 28 | Fisher’s exact test | 0.095 | 0.251 |
| Main ARFID presentation (n, %) | χ2 (5) = 7.820 | 0.098 | 0.395 | ||||
| Fear of aversive consequences | 5 (22.73) | 22 | 3 (10.71) | 28 | |||
| Lack of interest | 5 (22.73) | 22 | 3 (10.71) | 28 | |||
| Sensory sensitivity | 7 (31.81) | 22 | 12 (42.86) | 28 | |||
| Emotional problems | 1 (4.55) | 22 | 8 (28.57) | 28 | |||
| Ritualized eating behaviour | 0 (0.00) | 22 | 0 (0.00) | 28 | |||
| Physical problems | 6 (27.27) | 22 | 2 (7.14) | 28 | |||
ARFID avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, DSM-5 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders