Do risk factors differentiate DSM-5 and drive for thinness severity groups for anorexia nervosa?

ABSTRACT:

Background

The current study examined whether risk factors for anorexia nervosa (AN) were related to different levels of severity based on (a) the DSM-5/body mass index (BMI) and (b) drive for thinness (DT) severity ratings.

Methods

The sample comprised 153 pairs of individuals with a lifetime diagnosis AN per DSM-IV criteria and their non-ED sisters (N = 306, mean age = 26.53; mean current BMI = 20.42 kg/m²). The Oxford risk factor interview was used to establish AN-related risk factors. Individuals were categorised into the DSM-5 severity groups based on their lowest BMI, while the DT subscale from the eating disorder inventory-2 was used to classify individuals with AN into low and high DT groups.

Results

Multinominal regression models showed similar ris

SUBMITTER: Dang AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10785425 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature