Do DSM-5 Eating Disorder Criteria Overpathologize Normative Eating Patterns among Individuals with Obesity?

Table 3

Psychopathology comparison measured by self-report scales for DSM-IV and DSM-5 between eating disorder and noneating disorder cases.

Research diagnosis	Eating disorder specific psychopathology [mean (SD)]				General psychopathology [mean (SD)]
	EDE-Q	EDI-3	CIA	BCQ	BDI-II	STAI
DSM-IV
ED	3.35 (0.84)*	52.52 (14.45)*	21.13 (9.20)*	56.41 (25.14)**	16.90 (8.70)**	46.79 (9.73)**
No ED	2.14 (0.99)*	34.10 (13.09)*	11.56 (10.57)*	38.54 (14.81)**	10.80 (9.97)**	39.10 (11.81)**
DSM-5
ED	3.27 (0.87)*	50.73 (14.94)*	19.96 (9.51)*	55.31 (24.99)**	16.13 (8.71)	46.38 (9.43)**
No ED	2.13 (0.99)*	34.13 (13.33)*	11.69 (10.78)*	38.26 (14.43)**	10.90 (10.15)	38.96 (12.02)**

ED = eating disorder, EDE-Q = Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire, EDI-3 = Eating Disorder Inventory eating disorder risk subscale, CIA = Clinical Impairment Assessment, BCQ = Body Checking Questionnaire, BDI-II = Beck Depression Inventory II, STAI = State Trait Anxiety Inventory.
^∗𝑃<0.0001 for 𝑡-test comparing means between ED and no ED, ^∗∗𝑃<0.01 for 𝑡-test comparing means between ED and no ED.