Table 2.
Comparison of body specific psychopathological measures between individuals hospitalized before and after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Characteristic | Pre-COVID, N = 53 1 | Post-COVID, N = 46 1 | p-Value 2 | q-Value 3 | ES (95% CI) 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCQ specific body parts | 20.52 (10.67) | 28.89 (10.83) | <0.001 | 0.002 | 0.77 (0.36, 1.2) |
| BCQ idiosyncratic checking | 9.15 (5.63) | 14.83 (6.50) | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.93 (0.51, 1.3) |
| BCQ total score | 56.00 (25.62) | 75.76 (25.53) | <0.001 | 0.002 | 0.77 (0.35, 1.2) |
| BIAQ clothing | 19.13 (9.20) | 23.65 (9.43) | 0.018 | 0.041 | 0.48 (0.08, 0.88) |
| BIAQ social activities | 7.58 (5.96) | 10.83 (5.43) | 0.006 | 0.028 | 0.56 (0.16, 1.0) |
| BIAQ eating-related control behavior | 5.98 (4.85) | 8.33 (4.43) | 0.014 | 0.041 | 0.50 (0.10, 0.90) |
| BIAQ grooming/weighing | 8.72 (3.66) | 8.76 (3.40) | >0.9 | >0.9 | 0.01 (−0.38, 0.41) |
| BIAQ total score | 41.42 (18.04) | 51.57 (17.47) | 0.006 | 0.028 | 0.57 (0.16, 1.0) |
| BSQ | 114.04 (47.11) | 149.35 (40.08) | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.80 (0.38, 1.2) |
1 Mean (SD); 2 Welch Two Sample t-test; 3 Holm correction for multiple testing. Bold values denote statistical significance at q ≤ 0.05; 4 Cohen’s d (95% CI). Effects can be interpreted as small for d = 0.2, medium for d = 0.5, and large for d = 0.8. Abbreviations: BCQ = Body Checking Questionnaire; BIAQ = Body Image Avoidance Questionnaire; BSQ = Body Shape Questionnaire; SD = Standard Deviation; Ci = Confidence Interval; ES = Effect Size.