Korean J Psychosom Med.  2017 Dec;25(2):185-192. 10.22722/kjpm.2017.25.2.185.

Clinical Characteristics of Korean Male Patients with Eating Disorders

• Kim SS
• Im SG
• Hwang B
• Kim YR

• KMID: 2411732
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.22722/kjpm.2017.25.2.185

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
The aims of present study was to investigate clinical characteristics of male patients with eating disorders.
METHODS
The present study included 32 male patients with eating disorders and 75 female patients with eating disorders, recruited from an eating disorders specialized clinic in a university hospital, Seoul, Korea. We compared clinical characteristics of eating disorders and comorbid conditions of depression and anxiety between men and women with eating disorders. Correlations between eating disorders psychopathology in men with eating disorders and their weight suppression(WS) were investigated.
RESULTS
There was no difference in age at presentation, age of onset, illness duration, and body mass index at presentation between genders. Male patients with eating disorders had higher rates of premorbid overweight or obesity than female patients with eating disorders had. WS in the male patients was associated with the severity of their eating disorders.
CONCLUSIONS
The present study provides grounds for improved understanding for clinical features of eating disorders in males.

Keyword

Eating disorder; Males; Clinical characteristics; Eating disorder examination; Sex differences; Weight suppression

MeSH Terms

Age of Onset
Anxiety
Body Mass Index
Depression
Eating*
Female
Humans
Korea
Male*
Obesity
Overweight
Psychopathology
Seoul
Sex Characteristics