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Table 2 Prevalence of psychiatric disorders by sex

From: Psychiatric disorders of patients seeking obesity treatment

 

All

Male Female

p*

 

(N=841)(%)

(N=261)(%)

(N=580)(%)

 

Any psychiatric disorder

353 (42.0)

84 (32.2)

269 (46.4)

<.001

Mood disorders

    

 Major depressive disorder

61 (7.3)

6 (2.3)

55 (9.5)

<.001

 Dysthymic disorder

173 (20.6)

27 (10.3)

146 (25.2)

<.001

 Depressive disorder, NOS

3 (0.4)

1 (0.4)

2 (0.3)

.931

 Bipolar disorder

10 (1.2)

3 (1.1)

7 (1.2)

.943

 Other mood disorder

9 (1.1)

1 (0.4)

8 (1.4)

.194

 Any mood disorder

228 (27.1)

34 (13.0)

194 (33.4)

<.001

Anxiety disorder

    

 General anxiety disorder

145 (17.2)

45 (17.2)

100 (17.2)

>.999

 OCD

1 (0.1)

1 (0.4)

0 (0)

.136

 Panic disorder

6 (0.7)

2 (0.8)

4 (0.7)

.903

 PTSD

3 (0.4)

1 (0.4)

2 (0.3)

.931

 Specific phobia

1 (0.1)

0 (0)

1 (0.2)

.502

 Social phobia

1 (0.1)

0 (0)

1 (0.2)

.502

 Anxiety disorder, NOS

3 (0.4)

2 (0.8)

1 (0.2)

.181

 Any anxiety disorder

153 (18.2)

47 (18.0)

106 (18.3)

.926

Adjustment disorder

21 (2.5)

7 (2.7)

14 (2.4)

.818

Eating disorders

    

 Bulimia nervosa

11 (1.3)

2 (0.8)

9 (1.6)

.354

 Anorexia nervosa

2 (0.2)

0 (0)

2 (0.3)

.342

 Binge eating disorder

64 (7.6)

7 (2.7)

57 (9.8)

<.001

 Any eating disorder

72 (8.6)

8 (3.1)

64 (11.0)

<.001

Psychotic disorders

    

 Schizophrenia

7 (0.8)

1 (0.4)

6 (1.0)

.336

 Other psychotic disorder

3 (0.4)

1 (0.4)

2 (0.3)

.931

Substance use disorders

    

 Alcohol-related disorders

5(0.6)

1 (0.4)

4 (0.7)

.593

 Other substance-related disorder except for nicotine

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Organic mental disorders

9 (1.1)

3 (1.1)

6 (1/0)

.881

Personality disorders

3 (0.4)

0 (0)

3 (0.5)

.224

Sleep disorders

21 (2.5)

11 (4.2)

10 (1.7)

.032

  1. *Chi-square test was used to compare differences in prevalence between males and females.
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