Table 3.

Influence of sex over anorexia

	Males (n 7)	Females (n 58)	p
A (Scale for evaluation of anxiety)	66 (60–74)	51 (44–60)	<0.005
A1 (Generalized anxiety)	74 (65–74)	52 (44–61)	<0.0001
A3 (Separation anxiety)	65 (55–73)	48 (39–58)	<0.005
A4 (School-related anxiety)	62 (50–71)	46 (40–53)	<0.005
D5 (Insecurity)	64 (61–68)	53 (46–62)	<0.05
O (Scale for evaluation of obsessive–compulsive symptoms)	64 (50–67)	48 (42–56)	<0.05
O1 (Obsessive thoughts)	60 (50–68)	48 (41–59)	<0.05
O2 (Rituals and compulsions)	63 (49–68)	47 (41–58)	<0.05