Table 3.
Eating disorder characteristics among marching band artists. Data is presented “within sex”
| Females (n = 84) | Males (n = 66) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | Classification | ||||||
| Raw Scorea | Typical Clinical | Elevated Clinical | Raw Scorea | Typical Clinical | Elevated Clinical | p-value | |
| Mean ± SD | n (%) | n (%) | Mean ± SD | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Eating Disorders Risk Scale | |||||||
| Drive for Thinness | 9.0 ± 8.1 | 17 (20.2) | 4 (4.8) | 5.2 ± 5.8 | 5 (7.6) | 0 (0) | 0.014 |
| Bulimia | 5.5 ± 6.6 | 30 (35.7) | 5 (6.0) | 3.1 ± 3.5 | 16 (24.2) | 0 (0) | 0.027 |
| Body Dissatisfaction | 16.4 ± 10.6 | 20 (23.8) | 4 (4.8) | 11.1 ± 8.3 | 10 (15.2) | 0 (0) | 0.068 |
| Eating Disorder Risk Composite | 112.8 ± 27.6 | 12 (14.3) | 4 (4.8) | 99.7 ± 18.5 | 3 (4.5) | 0 (0) | 0.023 |
| Psychological Scale | |||||||
| Low Self-Esteem | 7.0 ± 6.2 | 22 (26.2) | 7 (8.3) | 5.6 ± 5.6 | 11 (16.7) | 5 (7.6) | 0.348 |
| Personal Alienation | 8.1 ± 6.2 | 25 (29.8) | 9 (10.7) | 6.6 ± 5.4 | 16 (24.2) | 4 (6.1) | 0.380 |
| Interpersonal Insecurity | 10.7 ± 6.2 | 35 (41.7) | 24 (28.6) | 7.0 ± 5.5) | 19 (28.8) | 9 (13.6) | 0.002 |
| Interpersonal Alienation | 7.7 ± 4.9 | 42 (50.0) | 13 (15.5) | 6.3 ± 10.6 | 25 (37.9) | 3 (4.5) | 0.008 |
| Interceptive Deficits | 10.1 ± 8.3 | 19 (22.6) | 12 (14.3) | 7.5 ± 6.6) | 15 (22.7) | 5 (7.6) | 0.425 |
| Emotional Dysregulation | 4.0 ± 5.0 | 17 (20.2) | 12 (14.3) | 2.7 ± 2.9 | 13 (19.7) | 3 (4.5) | 0.131 |
| Perfectionism | 14.2 ± 5.2 | 38 (45.2) | 29 (34.5) | 12.5 ± 5.3 | 30 (45.5) | 18 (27.3) | 0.495 |
| Asceticism | 6.7 ± 4.8 | 16 (19.0) | 6 (7.1) | 6.2 ± 3.8 | 14 (21.2) | 1 (1.5) | 0.265 |
| Maturity Fears | 10.4 ± 5.9 | 36 (42.9) | 29 (34.5) | 7.8 ± 5.1 | 30 (45.5) | 11 (16.7) | 0.025 |
| Composites | |||||||
| Ineffectiveness Composite | 81.1 ± 19.5 | 20 (23.8) | 10 (11.9) | 76.0 ± 17.3 | 9 (13.6) | 5 (7.6) | 0.152 |
| Interpersonal Problems Composite | 92.4 ± 19.1 | 41 (48.8) | 14 (16.7) | 82.6 ± 15.7 | 20 (30.3) | 5 (7.6) | 0.003 |
| Affective Problems Composite | 84.3 ± 17.6 | 18 (21.4) | 9 (10.7) | 78.2 ± 11.6 | 14 (21.2) | 1 (1.5) | 0.076 |
| Over control Composite | 90.0 ± 14.8 | 33 (39.3) | 11 (13.1) | 86.6 ± 12.9 | 25 (37.9) | 4 (6.1) | 0.307 |
| General Psychological Maladjustment | 404.7 ± 87.3 | 20 (23.8) | 9 (10.7) | 369.5 ± 47.2 | 11 (16.7) | 1 (1.5) | 0.031 |
aRaw scores calculated from the EDI-3 survey.