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. 2022 Oct 30;27(8):3803–3807. doi: 10.1007/s40519-022-01497-1

Table 1.

EDY-Q [6]

EDY-Q concept Item Score at hospital admission Score at six months follow-up
Limited intake subtype (Food avoidance emotional disorder) Food avoidance 5/6 1/6
Lack of interest in food 4/6 5/6
Emotional food avoidance 1/6 1/6
Limited variety subtype (selective eating) Selective eating behavior 1/6 2/6
Avoidance to try new foods 5/6 1/6
Sensory food avoidance 1/6 0/6
Aversive subtype (functional dysphagia) Fear of choking 1/6 0/6
Fear of swallowing 1/6 0/6
Weight problems Underweight 5/6 1/6
Wish to gain weight 5/6 5/6
Weight and shape concern (distorted cognition) Weight concern 0/6 0/6
Shape concern 0/6 0/6

EDY-Q Eating Disorder in Youth Questionnaire. High scores among examples of ARFID subtypes and weight problems, with the absence of distorted cognition, gauge the presence of ARFID [6]