Table 4.
Comparison of clinical and assessment variables among groups
|
Moderate psychosomatic group |
Somatization group |
Severe psychosomatic group |
F | F Sign | p Group 1 vs Group 2 | p Group 2 vs Group 3 | p Group 1 vs Group 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 (N = 53) mean ± SD | Group 2 (N = 28) mean ± SD | Group 3 (N = 27) mean ± SD | ||||||
| BMI |
14.6 ± 1.9 |
16.1 ± 3.3 |
14.1 ± 2.7 |
4.88 |
0.009 |
0.037 |
0.012 |
1.000 |
| EDI-2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bulimia |
2.8 ± 4.7 |
6.3 ± 6.1 |
2.5 ± 2.4 |
5.31 |
0.007 |
0.010 |
0.021 |
1.000 |
| Body |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| dissatisfaction |
11.12 ± 7 |
16.8 ± 6.7 |
12 ± 5.6 |
6.0 |
0.004 |
0.003 |
0.046 |
1.000 |
| Ineffectiveness |
7.5 ± 7.1 |
15.9 ± 8.5 |
11.0 ± 6.9 |
10.11 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
0.089 |
0.189 |
| Perfectionism |
4.6 ± 3.6 |
7.4 ± 4.7 |
6.4 ± 5.1 |
3.84 |
0.025 |
0.030 |
1.000 |
0.296 |
| Interoceptive |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| awareness |
8.7 ± 7.3 |
17.8 ± 8.1 |
10 ± 6.8 |
12.27 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
1.000 |
| Asceticism |
5.9 ± 4.1 |
11.2 ± 6.4 |
8.4 ± 5.1 |
8.85 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
0.201 |
0.152 |
| Impulsiveness |
4.2 ± 5.1 |
13.8 ± 7 |
6.6 ± 4 |
24.5 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
0.251 |
| Social insecurity |
6.5 ± 4.9 |
12 ± 5.7 |
8.6 ± 4.2 |
9.5 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
0.078 |
0.277 |
| BSQ |
89 ± 34.2 |
140.6 ± 40.4 |
93.2 ± 42.8 |
8.33 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
0.006 |
1.000 |
| TCI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Self-Directedness |
24.8 ± 9.9 |
16.6 ± 5.2 |
24.2 ± 8.2 |
8.19 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
0.009 |
1.000 |
| BDI |
12.3 ± 6.9 |
21.9 ± 6.6 |
14.7 ± 5.5 |
16.71 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
0.569 |
| Duration of illness (years) | 7.9 ± 8.8 | 7.8 ± 6.1 | 12.6 ± 9.1 | 3.25 | 0.043 | 1.000 | 0.108 | 0.049 |
Legend:
BMI: Body Mass Index.
EDI-2: Eating Disorder Inventory-2.
BSQ: Body Shape Questionnaire.
TCI: Temperament and Character Inventory.
BDI: Beck Depression Inventory.