Table 4.
Percentage of each YFAS criterion met for ED patients and according to the type of ED.
| Total Sample (N = 195) |
AN-R (n = 65) |
AN-BP (n = 33) |
BN (n = 82) |
BED (n = 15) |
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| YFAS Criteria | Valid N | Number of patients (%) with positive YFAS criteria | Valid N | Number of patients (%) with positive YFAS criteria | Valid N | Number of patients (%) with positive YFAS criteria | Valid N | Number of patients (%) with positive YFAS criteria | Valid N | Number of patients (%) with positive YFAS criteria |
| 1- Loss of control | 195 | 127 (65.1%) | 65 | 16 (24.6%) | 33 | 21 (63.6%) | 82 | 76 (92.7%) | 15 | 14 (93.3%) |
| 2- Persistent desire or repeated unsuccessful attempts to cut down | 195 | 153 (78.5%) | 65 | 42 (64.6%) | 33 | 22 (66.7%) | 82 | 75 (91.5%) | 15 | 14 (93.3%) |
| 3- Much time spent | 195 | 110 (56.4%) | 65 | 18 (27.7%) | 33 | 17 (51.5%) | 82 | 61 (74.4%) | 15 | 14 (93.3%) |
| 4- Craving * | 77 | 61 (79.2%) | 23 | 14 (60.9%) | 16 | 12 (75.0%) | 34 | 33 (97.1%) | 4 | 2 (50.0%) |
| 5- Continued used despite social or interpersonal problem * | 77 | 54 (70.1%) | 23 | 10 (43.5%) | 16 | 10 (62.5%) | 34 | 30 (88.2%) | 4 | 4 (100%) |
| 6- Impaired daily functioning * | 77 | 46 (59.7%) | 23 | 8 (34.8%) | 16 | 8 (50.0%) | 34 | 28 (82.4%) | 4 | 2 (50.0%) |
| 7- Important activities given up | 195 | 141 (72.3%) | 65 | 36 (55.4%) | 33 | 23 (69.7%) | 82 | 69 (84.2%) | 15 | 13 (86.7%) |
| 8- Use in physically hazardous situations * | 77 | 56 (72.7%) | 23 | 17 (73.9%) | 16 | 12 (75.0%) | 34 | 23 (67.7%) | 4 | 4 (100%) |
| 9- Use despite knowledge of adverse consequences | 195 | 100 (51.3%) | 65 | 25 (38.5%) | 33 | 16 (48.5%) | 82 | 49 (59.8%) | 15 | 10 (66.7%) |
| 10- Tolerance | 195 | 95 (48.7%) | 65 | 18 (27.7%) | 33 | 17 (51.5%) | 82 | 52 (63.4%) | 15 | 8 (53.3%) |
| 11- Withdrawal symptoms | 195 | 119 (61.0%) | 65 | 19 (29.2%) | 33 | 23 (69.7%) | 82 | 66 (80.5%) | 15 | 11 (73.3%) |
| 12- Clinically significant impairment or distress | 195 | 177 (90.8%) | 65 | 52 (80.0%) | 33 | 31 (93.9%) | 82 | 80 (97.6%) | 15 | 14 (93.3%) |
* Criteria that are present only in the second version of the YFAS (modeled on DSM-5 criteria), assessed in only 77 ED patients, 23 AN-R patients, 16 AN-BP patients, 33 BN patients, and 4 BED patients. %: percentage; AN-BP: anorexia nervosa binge-eating/purging type; AN-R: anorexia nervosa restricting type; BED: binge-eating disorder; BN: bulimia nervosa; ED: eating disorder; YFAS: Yale Food Addiction Scale.