Table 4 Frequency distributions of symptoms among girls in relation to perception biases and an underweight thin-ideal
Symptom | Girls with strong bias towards underestimation (%) | Girls without strong bias towards underestimation (%) | p value | Girls with underweight thin-ideal (%) | Girls without underweight thin-ideal (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eating less during meals | 42.7 | 37.3 | .11 | 44.5 | 40.5 | .19 |
Skipping meals | 29.7 | 23.2 | .05 | 32.4 | 25.4 | .04 |
Fasting | 21.4 | 17.6 | .14 | 22.1 | 18.0 | .13 |
Exercising for weight control | 62.5 | 62.7 | .51 | 65.6 | 62.0 | .21 |
Self-induced vomiting | 4.2 | 3.2 | .36 | 6.9 | 2.7 | .01 |
Taking diet pills or laxatives | .7 | 1.6 | .25 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .61 |
Feeling fat | 47.9 | 45.5 | .31 | 52.9 | 47.5 | .12 |
Terrified of gaining weight | 32.8 | 22.8 | <Â .01 | 31.0 | 26.3 | .13 |
Avoidance of certain food | 26.7 | 19.3 | .02 | 29.3 | 20.3 | <.01 |
Feeling upset about weight or shape | 48.9 | 39.3 | .01 | 50.0 | 42.1 | .04 |
Distress after eating | 38.1 | 27.5 | <Â .01 | 41.7 | 30.2 | <.01 |
Episodes of binge eating | 17.5 | 21.1 | .15 | 17.5 | 20.6 | .20 |
Loss of control over eating | 16.9 | 10.7 | .02 | 14.2 | 13.2 | .40 |