Table 3.
Clinical data according to the burden of childhood trauma
| Clinical variables | LT—low traumaN = 29 | HT—high trauma N = 13 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| ED diagnosis | |||
| AN | 11 (38%) | – | 0.868 |
| BN | – | – | |
| OSFED | 11 (38%) | – | |
| BMI mean (SD) | 19.31 (3.11) | 21.70 (5.73) | 0.086 |
| YSQ mean (SD) | |||
| Emotional deprivation | 1.3 (1.8) | 3.0 (3.4) | 0.045* |
| Abandonment | 5.1 (3.8) | 7.5 (4.4) | 0.073 |
| Abuse | 3.1 (2.9) | 3.8 (3.3) | 0.535 |
| Social isolation | 3.2 (2.7) | 4.8 (3.5) | 0.122 |
| Defectiveness | 3.3 (3.9) | 7.4 (4.3) | 0.005** |
| Failure | 2.2 (2.7) | 4.5 (3.0) | 0.020* |
| Dependence | 2.2 (2.9) | 4.3 (3.8) | 0.054 |
| Vulnerability | 1.5 (2.3) | 3.4 (3.5) | 0.049* |
| Enmeshment | 1.6 (1.9) | 0.8 (1.2) | 0.157 |
| Subjugation | 2.6 (3.4) | 3.8 (3.6) | 0.341 |
| Self-sacrifice | 6.2 (5.2) | 6.2 (5.6) | 0.974 |
| Emotional inhibition | 2.4 (2.1) | 3.4 (2.8) | 0.256 |
| Unrelenting standard | 4.6 (3.4) | 4.1 (2.8) | 0.680 |
| Entitlement | 1.4 (1.9) | 2.0 (2.5) | 0.406 |
| Insufficient self-control | 2.9 (3.1) | 5.5 (3.9) | 0.026* |
| Approval-seeking | 3.6 (4.0) | 4.2 (3.4) | 0.638 |
| Negativity | 3.1 (3.2) | 5.6 (3.3) | 0.027* |
| Punitiveness | 3.3 (3.3) | 4.9 (3.5) | 0.160 |
| EDI-3 | |||
| EDRC mean score (SD) | 57.2 (20.2) | 73.1 (16.5) | 0.017* |
ED eating disorder; AN anorexia nervosa; BN bulimia nervosa; OSFED other specified feeding or eating disorders; BMI body mass index; YSQ Young schema questionnaire; EDI-3 eating disorder inventory-3; EDRC eating disorder risk composite; SD standard deviation; p value (significance associated with t test for continuous variable and with χ2 for categorical variable); * α ≤ 0.05; ** α ≤ 0.01
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