Table 2.
Distribution of indicators of subjective well-being by lifetime eating disorder diagnosis
|
DSM-IV Diagnosis |
Number |
BMI (kg/m2) |
BMI <18.5 (kg/m2) |
BMI ≥30 (kg/m2) |
Minimum BMI at current height (kg/m2) |
Life satisfaction |
GHQ-20 |
Satisfaction with leisure time, work and family relationships |
Satisfaction with sex life |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | % | % | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Anorexia nervosa |
32 |
21.2 (2.4) |
9.4 |
0 |
16.5 (1.9) |
9.6 (3.2) |
40.0 (9.1) |
11.7 (4.0) |
2.2 (1.2) |
| Bulimia nervosa |
37 |
23.6 (4.3) |
0 |
5.4 |
20.4 (3.2) |
8.8 (2.5) |
41.9 (11.0) |
12.3 (5.0) |
2.0 (1.0) |
| Anorexia and bulimia nervosa |
9 |
20.1 (1.2) |
11.1 |
0 |
16.6 (2.3) |
10.0 (2.8) |
44.9 (16.0) |
15.3 (2.2) |
2.6 (1.3) |
| Binge-eating disorder | 11 | 26.2 (3.7) | 0 | 9.1 | 21.5 (2.3) | 8.6 (2.9) | 43.1 (11.4) | 12.5 (5.5) | 1.7 (0.9) |