Differential diagnosis of eating disorders with the use of classification trees (decision algorithm)

Method: A group of 213 females, 20 to 26 years of age, took part in the study. 92 women (control group) and 121 women (research group). We used the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI), the Socio-cultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3) and a questionnaire of behavior towards the body. A selection of dependent variable predictors of disorder was made and a classification tree was developed.

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