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. 2021 Dec 30;32(7):1241–1251. doi: 10.1007/s00787-021-01930-3

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the sample

N Minimum Maximum Mean SD
Age 173 11 17 14.69 1.54
% Median body mass index 173 62.27 113.79 83.89 8.97
Duration of illness (months) 170 1 65 10.48 10.59
N %
Sex
 Female 153 88.4
 Male 20 11.6
Lives with
 Natural/adoptive parents 129 74.6
 Mother alone 24 13.9
 Other 20 11.6
Ethnicity
 White British 138 79.8
 Other White 13 7.5
 Dual Heritage 10 5.8
 British Asian/Other South Asian 9 5.2
 Other 3 1.7
Diagnosis
 Anorexia nervosa (restricting sub-type) 140 80.9
 Anorexia nervosa (binge/purge sub-type) 9 5.2
 Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED) 24 13.9
 Self-harm reported at assessment 35 20.2