Table 3.
Associations between (log-transformed) fasting oxytocin levels and psychopathology in women with anorexia nervosa (AN)/Atypical AN who are solely restricting (AN/AtypAN-R) versus those who restrict in combination with binge/purge behaviors (AN/AtypAN-BP).
| Self-report measures of psychopathology | AN/AtypAN-R (n=21) |
AN/AtypAN-BP (n=32) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p | r | p | |
| Primary endpoints | ||||
| EDE-Q Global Score (eating disorder psychopathology) | -0.49 | 0.024 | -0.25a | 0.396 |
| BDI Total Score (depressive symptoms) | -0.55 | 0.009 | -0.52b | 0.049 |
| STAI Trait Score (anxiety symptoms) | -0.63 | 0.002 | -0.24 | 0.190 |
| TAS-20 Difficulty Identifying Feelings Score (socioemotional functioning) | -0.49 | 0.023 | -0.10c | 0.614 |
| Exploratory endpoints (socioemotional functioning) | ||||
| TAS-20 Difficulty Describing Feelings Score | -0.29 | 0.205 | 0.04c | 0.834 |
| TAS-20 Externally Oriented Thinking Score | -0.09 | 0.684 | 0.34c | 0.075 |
| TAS-20 Total Score | -0.40 | 0.071 | 0.11c | 0.586 |
| LSAS-SR Social Fear Score | -0.56 | 0.008 | -0.15b | 0.582 |
| LSAS-SR Public Fear Score | -0.44 | 0.046 | -0.21b | 0.457 |
| LSAS-SR Social Avoidance Score | -0.57 | 0.006 | -0.07b | 0.814 |
| LSAS-SR Public Avoidance Score | -0.41 | 0.063 | -0.02b | 0.932 |
| DAPP-BQ Suspiciousness Score | -0.49 | 0.024 | -0.16b | 0.562 |
| DAPP-BQ Insecure Attachment Score | -0.25 | 0.285 | 0.14b | 0.618 |
| ISEL Total Score | 0.47 | 0.031 | 0.51b | 0.051 |
Significant values (p<0.05) are highlighted in bold. aBased on 14 participants. bBased on 15 participants. cBased on 29 participants. BDI, Beck Depression Inventory-IA; DAPP-BQ, Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology – Basic Questionnaire; EDE-Q, Eating Disorder Examination – Questionnaire; ISEL, Interpersonal Support Evaluation List; LSAS-SR, Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale; STAI, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; TAS-20, Toronto Alexithymia Scale.