Table 2 Distribution of feeding and eating disorders in relation to the sex of the studied children
From: Mothers’ personality and children with feeding and eating disorders: a nested case–control study
Feeding and eating disorders | Female N = 282(%) | Male N = 246(%) | Test of significance |
|---|---|---|---|
None | 134 (47.5) | 122 (49.6) | χ2 = 0.227, p = 0.634 |
Anorexia nervosa | 10 (3.5) | 2 (0.8) | χ2 = 4.42, p = 0.035a |
Avoidant and restrictive | 28 (9.9) | 24 (9.8) | χ2 = 0.004 p = 0.947 |
Binge eating syndrome | 52 (18.4) | 68 (27.6) | χ2 = 6.78, p = 0.009a |
Night eating | 8 (2.8) | 8 (3.3) | χ2 = 0.08, p = 0.781 |
Pica | 4 (1.4) | 0 | FET, p = 0.127 |
Rumination | 6 (2.1) | 2 (0.8) | χ2 = 1.52, p = 0.217 |
Other specified feeding and eating disorders | |||
Binge eating disorder–low frequency | 12 (4.3) | 4 (1.6) | χ2 = 3.09 p = 0.08 |
Atypical anorexia nervosa | 22 (7.8) | 10 (4.1) | χ2 = 3.22, p = 0.07 |
Unspecified feeding or eating disorder | 6 (2.1) | 6 (2.4) | χ2 = 0.057, p = 0.811 |