Table 4 Percentages of patients with EDI-3 pathological ED specific and compostite scales (≥67) associated with pathological general psychological scales (≥67) and pathological Q-PAD scales (≥91; for self-esteem and well-being scales ≤ 40)

ED specific and compostite scales (≥67) as % of subjects (% of pathological subjects according to gender)

.Low Self-Esteem

60.38%

(F 94.79%;

M 5.21%)

0.01

49.29%

(F 83.45%;

M 16.55%)

< 0.001

64.63%

(F 93.68%;

M 6.32%)

0.07

62.86%

(F 92.73%;

M 7.27%)

0.42

Personal Alienation

59.75%

(F 93.68%;

M 6.32%)

0.05

53.19%

(F 82.0%;

M 18.0%)

< 0.001

65.99%

(F 92.78%;

M 7.22%)

0.18

64.57%

(F 92.04%;

M 7.96%)

0.69

Interpersonal Insecurity

61.64%

(F 92.86%;

M 7.14%)

0.12

54.09%

(F 80.92%;

M 19.08%)

< 0.001

62.33%

(F 94.51%;

M 5.49%)

0.03

62.07%

(F 92.59%;

M 7.41%)

0.46

Interpersonal Alienation

51.57%

(F 95.12%;

M 4.88%)

0.02

43.62%

(F 83.74%;

M 16.26%)

< 0.001

50.34%

(F 94.59%;

M 5.41%)

0.08

53.14%

(F 86.67%;

M 13.33%)

0.10

Interoceptive Deficits

80.50%

(F 92.97%;

M 7.03%)

0.01

68.08%

(F 82.81%;

M 17.19%)

< 0.001

82.99%

(F 92.62%;

M 7.38%)

0.05

80.57%

(F 93.62%;

M 6.38%)

0.03

Emotional Dysregulation

71.07%

(F 93.01%;

M 6.19%)

0.01

64.89%

(F 80.87%;

M 19.13%)

< 0.001

74.15%

(F 92.66%;

M 7.34%)

0.12

73.14%

(F 92.97%;

M 7.03%)

0.23

Maturity fears

62.26%

(F 91.92%;

M 8.08%)

0.28

52.48%

(F 79.05%;

M 20.95%)

< 0.01

61.22%

(F 92.22%;

M 7.78%)

0.36

61.71%

(F 92.59%;

M 7.41%)

0.48

Perfectionism

61.01%

(F 93.81%;

M 6.19%)

0.04

53.55%

(F 78.81%;

M 21.19%)

< 0.01

61.90%

(F 94.51%;

M 5.49%)

0.02

60.57%

(F 96.23%;

M 3.77%)

< 0.01

Ascetism

76.73%

(F 90.98%;

M 9.02%)

0.42

63.48%

(F 78.21%;

M 21.79%)

< 0.01

81.63%

(F 91.67%;

M 8.33%)

0.30

77.71%

(F 91.18%;

M 8.82%)

0.82

Q-PAD scales (≥91)

Body dissatisfaction

47.17%

(F 86.67%;

M 13.33%)

0.19

24.47%

(F 85.51%;

M 14.49%)

< 0.01

43.30%

(F 90.14%;

M 9.86%)

0.89

42.86%

(F 88.0%;

M 12.0%)

0.16

Anxiety

41.51%

(F 95.45%;

M 4.55%)

0.05

33.69%

(F 85.26%;

M 14.75%)

< 0.001

41.50%

(F 91.80%;

M 8.20%)

0.64

40.57%

(F 94.37%;

M 5.63%)

0.25

Depression

28.38%

(F 91.11%;

M 8.9%)

0.75

25.53%

(F 75%;

M 25%)

0.37

31.29%

(F 89.13%;

M 10.87%)

0.70

30.29%

(F 88.68%;

M 11.32%)

0.39

Substance abuse

12.58%

(F 90.0%;

M 10.0%)

0.99

15.30%

(F 74.42%;

M 25.58%)

0.57

13.61%

(F 95.0%;

M 5%)

0.45

13.71%

(F 9167%;

M 8.33%)

0.96

Interpersonal conflicts

38.82%

(F 95.92%;

M 4.08%)

0.09

27.66%

(F 79.49%;

M 20.51%)

0.05

31.97%

(F 91.49%;

M 8.51%)

0.77

32.0%

(F 91.07%;

M 8.93%)

0.90

Family problems

17.61%

(F 96.43%;

M 3.57%)

0.20

16.31%

(F 86.96%;

M 13.04%)

< 0.01

18.37%

(F 96.38%;

M 3.70%)

0.25

18.29%

(F 96.88%;

M 3.12%)

0.22

Uncertainty about the future

26.42%

(F 90.48%;

M 9.52%)

0.89

26.60%

(F 76.0%;

M 24.0%)

0.25

25.85%

(F 92.11%;

M 7.89%)

0.69

26.86%

(F 91.49%;

M 8.51%)

0.98

Psychosocial risks

3.8%

(F 100%;

M 0%)

0.48

4.27%

(F 91.67%;

M 8.33%)

0.10

5.44%

(F 100%;

M 0%)

0.34

4.6%

(F 100%;

M 0%)

0.37

Q-PAD scales (≤ 40) as % of subjects (% of pathological subjects according to gender)

Self-esteem and well-being

35.32%

(F 91.18%;

M 8.82%)

0.17

55.58%

(F 73.36%;

M 26.64%)

0.09

34.81%

(F 89.55%;

M 10.45%)

0.23

39.69%

(F 90.13%;

M 9.87%)

0.12