Table 2.
Comparison of psychiatric comorbidities in Mexican patients with eating disorders.
| Psychiatric Comorbidity | AN n = 32 n (%) |
BN n = 104 n (%) |
BED n = 51 n (%) |
X2 | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mood disorders | 23 (71.88) | 80 (76.92) | 37 (72.55) | 0.53 | 0.767 |
| Major depressive disorder | 14 (43.75) | 55 (52.88) | 29 (56.86) | 1.37 | 0.502 |
| Dysthymic disorder | 8 (25.00) | 21 (20.19) | 13 (25.49) | 0.69 | 0.706 |
| Hypomanic disorder | 0 | 3 (2.88) | 0 | 2.43 | 0.745 |
| Suicide risk | 9 (28.13) | 47 (45.19) | 20 (39.22) | 3.01 | 0.221 |
| Anxiety and stressor related disorders | 9 (28.23) | 33 (31.73) | 23 (45.10) | 3.44 | 0.178 |
| Panic disorder | 1 (3.13) | 4 (3.85) | 4 (7.84) | 1.43 | 0.578 |
| Agoraphobia | 1 (3.13) | 4 (3.85) | 4 (7.84) | 1.43 | 0.578 |
| Separation anxiety disorder | 1 (3.13) | 1 (0.96) | 0 | 1.84 | 0.387 |
| Social phobia | 2 (6.25) | 6 (5.77) | 4 (7.84) | 0.24 | 0.917 |
| Specific phobia | 3 (9.38) | 13 (12.50) | 3 (5.88) | 1.66 | 0.452 |
| Generalized anxiety disorder | 4 (12.50) | 17 (16.35) | 12 (23.53) | 1.91 | 0.411 |
| Obsessive-compulsive disorder | 1 (3.13) | 2 (1.92) | 0 | 1.36 | 0.575 |
| Post-traumatic stress disorder | 1 (3.13) | 2 (1.92) | 3 (5.88) | 1.72 | 0.381 |
| Adjustment disorder | 0 | 2 (1.92) | 5 (9.80) | 7.39 | 0.042 |
| Substance-related and addictive disorders | 0 | 9 (8.65) | 2 (3.92) | 3.79 | 0.178 |
| Alcohol use disorder | 0 | 3 (2.88) | 0 | 2.43 | 0.745 |
| Substance use disorder (non-alcohol) | 0 | 8 (7.69) | 2 (3.92) | 3.14 | 0.232 |
| Disruptive, Impulse-control and conduct disorders | 2 (6.25) | 18 (17.31) | 10 (19.61) | 2.88 | 0.228 |
| Conduct disorder | 1 (3.13) | 7 (6.73) | 3 (5.88) | 0.57 | 0.913 |
| Oppositional defiant disorder | 2 (6.25) | 16 (15.38) | 8 (15.69) | 1.89 | 0.454 |
| Neurodevelopment disorders | 3 (9.38) | 21 (20.19) | 16 (31.37) | 5.85 | 0.058 |
| TIC disorder | 1 (3.13) | 1 (0.96) | 2 (3.92) | 1.61 | 0.284 |
| Attention–Deficit/hyperactivity disorder | 3 (9.38) | 20 (19.23) | 16 (31.37) | 6.13 | 0.046 |
| Psychotic disorder | 1 (3.13) | 8 (7.69) | 4 (7.84) | 0.87 | 0.791 |
Abbreviations: AN, anorexia nervosa; BN, bulimia nervosa; BED, binge eating disorder; X2, Square Chi Notes: Bold indicates significant statistical p-value < 0.05; Fisher´s exact test was applied when values were <5. The psychotic disorder was considered as schizophrenia spectrum.