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. 2023 Oct 27;33(7):2273–2279. doi: 10.1007/s00787-023-02316-3

Table 2.

Comparisons between Cluster 1 (resembling DSM-5 diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa) and Cluster 2 (resembling DSM-5 criteria for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) (n = 97)

Cluster 1
(n = 72)
Cluster 2
(n = 25)
p values
Girls 0.84 0.63 0.05
Tanner 1 0.55 0.85 0.03
High socio-economic level 0.74 0.38  < 0.01
Early age at first symptoms 0.25 0.67  < 0.001
Intensive sporting activity 0.26 0  < 0.01
First degree ED history 0.24 0  < 0.01
First degree psychiatric history 0.49 0.28 0.10
Developmental delay 0.03 0.38  < 0.001
Eating or feeding disorder during first year 0.05 0.36  < 0.001
Personal chronic disease history 0.21 0.45 0.04
Reported trigger for ED onset 0.79 0.48  < 0.01
Psychiatric comorbidities 0.40 0.75  < 0.01
Generalised anxiety disorder 0.24 0.55  < 0.01
OCD 0.07 0.11 0.42
MDD 0.07 0.16 0.23
ASD 0.04 0.24  < 0.01
Specific learning disorder 0.03 0.04 1
ADHD 0.00 0.20  < 0.001
Growth retardation 1.00 0.60  < 0.001
Early adiposity rebound 0.69 0.34 0.01
Absence of adiposity rebound 0.20 0.48 0.02

ED eating disorder; OCD Obsessive compulsive disorder; MDD major depressive disorder; ASD Autism spectrum disorder; ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Bold values denote statistical significance at the p<0.05 level.