TABLE 2.

Participants' demographic and clinical variables expressed as means (standard deviations) or frequencies (%).

Variables	N	M (SD) or frequency (%)
Age	144	21.75 (6.68) [min: 14.00; max: 50.00]
Gender	145
Female		140 (96.55%)
Male		2 (1.38%)
Non‐binary		2 (1.38%)
Other		1 (0.69%)
Site of data collection	145
Italy		91 (62.76%)
UK		54 (37.24%)
Ethnicity	144
White ethnicity		136 (94.44%)
Other ethnicity		8 (5.55%)
Illness duration (years)	142	5.47 (5.68) [min: 0.33; max: 26.00]
Years of education	145	13.43 (3.31)
Body mass index (kg/m2; >18 years old)	87	17.00 (2.56)
Percent median BMI (<18 years old)	41	83.21 (8.22)
Binge eating (yes vs. no) a	145	23 (15.86%)
Purging (yes vs. no) b	145	28 (19.31%)
EDE‐Q Global Score	145	4.29 (0.77)
EDE‐Q Restraint	145	4.03 (1.19)
EDE‐Q Eating Concern	145	3.47 (1.06)
EDE‐Q Weight Concern	145	4.60 (1.06)
EDE‐Q Shape Concern	145	5.04 (0.82)
DASS total score	145	68.72 (23.39)

Note: Sociodemographic and clinical variables expressed as mean (standard deviation) and frequency (percentage).

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DASS, Depression and Anxiety Stress Scales; EDE‐Q, Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire.

^a “Binge eating” is a categorical variable: a “yes” was given when participants reported at least four binge episodes in the last month.

^b “Purging” is a categorical variable: a “yes” was given when participants reported at least one episode in the last month.