Table 1:
Demographics and Clinical Characteristics
| Demographic | Psych. Controls (n = 14) |
Past Anorexic (n = 14) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (Men/Women) | (1/13) | (1/13) | 1 |
| Age (Mean) | 35 | 32 | 0.52 |
| Major Depressive Disorder | 11 | 10 | 0.83 |
| Bipolar | 3 | 4 | 0.71 |
| Anxiety Disorders | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Suicidality | 4 | 7 | 0.37 |
| Substance Abuse | 11 | 10 | 0.83 |
| Personality Disorders | 9 | 10 | 0.82 |
Patient mean age and total number of comorbid psychiatric disorders between patients with past anorexia nervosa and psychiatric controls. Major depressive disorder includes single and recurring major depressive disorder. Bipolar includes bipolar disorder 1, 2, and other. Anxiety disorders includes generalized anxiety order, post-traumatic stress disorder, social phobia, agoraphobia, and anxiety not otherwise specified. Substance abuse includes alcohol abuse and dependence and substance abuse and dependence. Personality disorders include avoidant personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder. P-values were determined by a Chi-squared test between the groups (except for age, t-test) with a significant value set at p is less than 0.05.