Table 2.
Characteristics of the BDD and non-BDD groups that were undergoing aesthetic dermatology procedures, according to different screening tools.
| COPS | AAI | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDD (n = 30) | Non-BDD (n = 382) |
p-Value | BDD (n = 46) | Non-BDD (n = 366) |
p-Value | |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 33.97 ± 7.45 | 35.92 ± 7.57 | NS | 33.5 ± 8.03 | 36.06 ± 7.47 | 0.02 |
| BMI (mean ± SD) | 22.09 ± 3.89 | 23.9 ± 4.24 | 0.02 | 22 ± 3.21 | 24 ± 7.39 | 0.02 |
| Antidepressants (n) | 10 (33.33%) | 31 (8.12%) | <0.001 | 10 (21.74%) | 31 (8.47%) | <0.01 |
| Antipsychotics (n) | 6 (20%) | 11 (2.88%) | <0.001 | 7 (15.22%) | 10 (2.73%) | <0.001 |
| Non-first time AP (n) | 25 (83.33%) | 315 (82.46%) | NS | 35 (76.09%) | 307 (83.88%) | NS |
| Treatment satisfaction after APs (n) | 24 (82.76%) | 291 (81.28%) | NS | 36 (83.72%) | 279 (81.1%) | NS |
| Education level (n) | ||||||
| elementary education | n/A | N/A | <0.001 | N/A | N/A | 0.04 |
| high school diploma | 12 (40%) | 25 (6.54%) | 9 (19.57%) | 28 (7.65%) | ||
| graduate degree | 18 (60%) | 357 (93.46%) | 37 (80.43%) | 338 (92.35%) | ||
| Financial status (n) | ||||||
| poor | 4 (13.33%) | 8 (2.09%) | 0.001 | 3 (6.52%) | 8 (2.19%) | 0.04 |
| average | 10 (33.33%) | 37 (9.69%) | 8 (17.39%) | 40 (10.93%) | ||
| good | 8 (26.67%) | 230 (60.21%) | 17 (36.96%) | 223 (60.92%) | ||
| very good | 8 (26.67%) | 107 (28.01%) | 18 (39.13%) | 95 (25.95%) | ||
BDD—body dysmorphic disorder, COPS—the Cosmetic Procedure Screening Questionnaire, AAI the Appearance Anxiety Inventory, BMI—body mass index, AP—aesthetic procedure, SD—standard deviation, NS—not significant, N/A—not applicable.