Table 3. Comparison of clinical variables according to FTO genotypes.
| A-allele carriers (AA and AT genotypes; n: 182) | TT genotype (n: 68) | Χ2; Independent sample t test | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEX (women) | 182 (97.1%) | 68 (95.6%) | 0.27 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 19.0 ± 4.0 | 18.7 ± 3.3 | 0.51 |
| BDI | 21 ± 11 | 23 ± 7 | 0.77 |
| STAI-S | 38 ± 24 | 38 ± 22 | - 0.01 |
| STAI-T | 42 ± 26 | 43 ± 25 | 0.09 |
| EDE-Q total score | 3.1 ± 1.4 | 2.8 ± 1.2 | - 1.21 |
| EDE-Q restraint | 2.7 ± 1.7 | 2.7 ± 1.3 | 0.02 |
| EDE-Q eating concern | 2.7 ± 1.5 | 2.5 ± 1.4 | - 0.83 |
| EDE-Q weight concern | 3.3 ± 1.7 | 2.9 ± 1.4 | - 1.38 |
| EDE-Q shape concern | 3.7 ± 1.7 | 3.4 ± 1.7 | - 1.03 |
| EES total score | 1.7 ± 1.0 | 1.3 ± 1.0 | - 2.65** |
| IDEA total score | 1.4 ± 0.9 | 1.5 ± 0.8 | 0.49 |
| IDEA GEO | 1.4 ± 1.1 | 1.4 ± 1.0 | 0.11 |
| IDEA OM | 2.1 ± 1.0 | 1.7 ± 1.2 | -1.96* |
| IDEA EB | 1.7 ± 1.2 | 1.2 ± 1.0 | -1.29* |
| IDEA S | 1.3 ± 1.1 | 1.3 ± 1.0 | -0.15 |
Statistics: Data are reported as numbers (percentage), and mean ± SD.
Abbreviations: AN, anorexia nervosa; BN, bulimia nervosa; BMI, body mass index; BDI, beck depression inventory; STAI, State/Trait anxiety inventory; EDE-Q, Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire; EES: Emotional Eating Scale; IDEA: Identity and Eating Disorders Questionnaires; GEO: ‘feeling oneself only through the gaze of the other and defining oneself only through the evaluation of the other’; OM: ‘feeling oneself only through objective measures’; EB: ‘feeling extraneous from one’s own body’; S: ‘feeling oneself only through starvation’.
*P <0.05.
**P <0.01.