Table 2.

Response patterns to Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire items.

Item	Answer	Freq.	%
			Total (N = 495)	Subpop.1 (n = 195)
1.a) Are you worried about how you look?	No	284	57.4	–
	Yes	211	42.6	–
⇨ 1.b) If yes: Do you think about your appearance problems a lot and wish you could think about them less?	No	300	60.6	–
	Yes	195	39.4	–
⇨ If yes, the aspects of your body you don't like
Skin	Yes	91	18.4
Hair	Yes	53	10.7
Nose	Yes	47	9.5
Teeth	Yes	49	9.9
Other:	Yes	75	15.2
Body shape		46	9.3
Overweight/obesity		18	3.6
Eyes		2	0.4
Whole body		2	0.4
Hirsutism		1	0.2
Jaw		1	0.2
Knee hyperpigmentation		1	0.2
Mouth/lips		1	0.2
Not specified		3	0.6
2) Is your main concern with your appearance that you are not thin enough or that you might get too fat?	No	81	16.4	41.5
	Yes	114	23.0	58.5
3) How has this problem with your appearance affected your life?
3.a. Has it often upset you a lot?	No	93	18.8	47.7
	Yes	102	20.6	52.3
3.b. Has it often got in the way of doing things with friends, your relationships with people, or your social activities?	No	153	30.9	78.5
	Yes	42	8.5	21.5
3.c. Has it caused you any problems with school, work, or other activities?	No	176	35.6	90.3
	Yes	19	3.8	9.7
3.d. Are there things you avoid because of how you look?	No	108	21.8	55.4
	Yes	87	17.6	44.6
4) On an average, how much time in a day do you usually spend thinking about how you look?	<1 h	123	24.8	63.1
	1–3 h	43	8.7	22.1
	>3 h	29	5.9	14.9