“…Thus, some relevant covariates, such as age and depression were not included in the analyses (Dalton, Bartholdy, et al, 2018). Mounting evidence has shown increased inflammatory activity in people with higher levels of depressive symptoms (highly present in people with ED) and beneficial effects of antiinflammatory treatments on depressive patients (de la Torre-Luque, Ayuso-Mateos, Sanchez-Carro, de la Fuente, & Lopez-Garcia, 2019;Kohler, Krogh, Mors, & Eriksen Benros, 2016;Zalli, Jovanova, Hoogendijk, Tiemeier, & Carvalho, 2016). Other ED co-occurring conditions have also been associated with an increased proinflammatory response, such as posttraumatic stress disorder or borderline personality disorder (MacDowell et al, 2020;Renna, O'Toole, Spaeth, Lekander, & Mennin, 2018).…”