Table 3.
Comparison of the demographic and clinical properties of the patients who had and did not have a diagnosis of NES
| NES − n=253 |
NES + n=47 |
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| n | % | n | % | χ2 | p | |
| Gender | 2.183 | >.05 | ||||
| Female | 184 | 72.7 | 39 | 83.0 | ||
| Male | 69 | 27.3 | 8 | 17.0 | ||
| Psychiatric | 8.295 | <.05 | ||||
| Major depression | 102 | 40.3 | 29 | 61.7 | ||
| Panic disorder | 37 | 14.6 | 6 | 12.8 | ||
| GAD | 71 | 28.1 | 6 | 12.8 | ||
| OCD | 43 | 17.0 | 6 | 12.8 | ||
| Suicide attempt | 53 | 20.9 | 17 | 36.2 | 5.134 | <.05 |
| Hospitalization | 20 | 7.9 | 7 | 14.9 | 2.364 | >.05 |
| Use of antidepressants | 208 | 82.2 | 39 | 83.0 | .016 | >.05 |
| Use of antipsychotics | 22 | 8.7 | 9 | 19.1 | 4.674 | <.05 |
| Use of D:D:D: | 8 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | - | >.05 |
| Presence of general medical conditions | 29 | 11.5 | 5 | 10.6 | .027 | >.05 |
| Smoking | 95 | 37.5 | 34 | 72.3 | 19.574 | <.001 |
| Alcohol consumption | 218 | 86.2 | 38 | 80.9 | .895 | >.05 |
| Distribution of body mass index | 5.365 | >.05 | ||||
| Normal weight (<25 kg/m2) | 97 | 38.3 | 12 | 25.5 | ||
| Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 93 | 36.8 | 16 | 34.0 | ||
| Obese (>30 kg/m2) | 63 | 24.9 | 19 | 40.4 | ||
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | t | p | |
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| Age (years) | 36.97 | 9.25 | 36.27 | 9.36 | −.473 | >.05 |
| Time of psychiatric disease | 2.81 | 3.33 | 3.18 | 3.52 | −.694 | >.05 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.92 | 5.45 | 28.84 | 5.50 | −2.212 | <.05 |
χ2: chi-square test; t: Student’s t test;
*
Fisher’s exact test;
NES: night eating syndrome; SD: standard deviation; GAD: generalized anxiety disorder; OCD: obsessive-compulsive disorder