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Journal of Clinical and
Basic Psychosomatics Adverse life events and body image

Table 1. Descriptive statistics of the groups
ED (n=79) RMDD (n=20) CG (n=41) TS (n=140)
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
Sex
Male 3 (3.8) 6 (30.0) 4 (9.8) 13 (9.3)
Female 76 (96.2) 14 (70.0) 37 (90.2) 127 (90.7)
Marital status
Single 19 (24.1) 2 (10.0) 16 (39.0) 37 (26.4)
Separated 14 (17.7) 4 (20.0) 4 (9.8) 22 (15.7)
Married and/or cohabiting 45 (56.9) 13 (65.0) 20 (48.8) 78 (55.8)
Widowed 1 (1.3) 1 (5.0) 1 (2.4) 3 (2.1)
Education
Primary 4 (5.1) 0 (0.0) 2 (4.9) 6 (4.2)
Secondary 5 (6.3) 1 (5.0) 1 (2.4) 7 (5.0)
Professional training 16 (20.3) 9 (45.0) 6 (14.6) 31 (22.1)
University degree 54 (68.4) 10 (50.0) 32 (78.0) 96 (68.5)
Employment status
Active/student 52 (65.8) 8 (40.0) 38 (92.5) 98 (70.0)
Unemployed with benefit 5 (6.3) 5 (25.0) 1 (2.5) 11 (7.8)
Unemployed without benefit 4 (5.1) 4 (20.0) 0 (0.0) 8 (5.7)
Temporary incapacity for work 7 (8.9) 3 (15.0) 0 (0.0) 10 (7.1)
Permanent incapacity for work 4 (5.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 4 (2.8)
Retired 7 (8.9) 0 (0.0) 2 (5.0) 9 (6.4)
Family relationships
Good 49 (62.0) 13 (65.0) 37 (90.2) 99 (70.7)
Bad 4 (5.1) 1 (5.0) 0 (0.0) 5 (3.5)
Fair 26 (32.9) 3 (15.0) 4 (9.8) 33 (23.5)
Absent 0 (0.0) 3 (15.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (2.1)
Social relationships
Good 53 (67.1) 13 (65.0) 37 (90.2) 103 (73.5)
Bad 3 (3.8) 3 (15.0) 0 (0.0) 6 (4.2)
Fair 14 (17.7) 4 (20.0) 4 (9.8) 22 (15.7)
Absent 9 (11.4) 0 (10.0) 0 (0.0) 9 (6.4)
BMI at assessment
Underweight 11 (13.9) 2 (10.0) 3 (7.3) 16 (11.4)
Normal weight 33 (41.7) 13 (65.0) 24 (58.5) 70 (50.0)
Overweight 35 (44.3) 5 (25.0) 14 (34.1) 54 (38.5)
Presence of ALE
No 7 (8.9) 0 (0.0) 8 (19.5) 15 (10.7)
Yes 72 (91.1) 20 (100.0) 33 (80.5) 125 (89.3)
Visual BID
No 28 (35.0) 8 (40.0) 16 (39.0) 52 (37.1)
Yes 51 (65.0) 12 (60.0) 25 (61.0) 88 (62.9)
Non-visual BID
No 24 (30.4) 8 (40.0) 16 (39.0) 48 (34.3)
Yes 55 (69.6) 12 (60.0) 25 (61.0) 92 (65.7)
Abbreviations: ALEs: Adverse life events; BID: Body image distortion; CG: Control group; ED: Eating disorders; NA: Not applicable; RMDD: Recurrent
major depressive disorder; TS: Total sample.

Volume 2 Issue 4 (2024) 4 doi: 10.36922/jcbp.4662