Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical features.
| Variable | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 25.56 (9.58) | |
| Diagnosis, N (%) | Anorexia Nervosa | 37 (49.3) |
| Bulimia Nervosa | 16 (21.3) | |
| Binge-Eating Disorders | 10 (13.3) | |
| OSFED | 12 (16) | |
| BMI per diagnosis, mean (SD) | Anorexia Nervosa | 15.56 (3.64) |
| Bulimia Nervosa | 18.39 (6.05) | |
| Binge-Eating Disorders | 31.67 (10.59) | |
| OSFED | 18.09 (6.08) | |
| Education, N (%) | Middle School | 11 (14.67) |
| 3-year professional license | 4 (5.33) | |
| Diploma | 46 (61.33) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 9 (12.00) | |
| Master’s degree | 5 (6.67) | |
| Employment, N (%) | Student | 46 (61.33) |
| Employed | 25 (33.33) | |
| Unemployed | 4 (5.33) | |
| Living condition, N (%) | Living Alone | 9 (12) |
| Living with parents | 51 (68) | |
| Living with partner | 10 (13) | |
| Living with flatmates | 5 (6) | |
| AQ Total Score, mean (SD) | 23.23 (6.74) | |
| AQ Total Score, N (%) | Below cut-off | 66 (88) |
| Above cut-off | 9 (12) | |
| AQ Social skills, mean (SD) | 4.4 (2.56) | |
| AQ Attention switching, mean (SD) | 6.6 (1.93) | |
| AQ Attention to detail, mean (SD) | 5.5 (2.24) | |
| AQ Comunication, mean (SD) | 3.3 (2.01) | |
| AQ Imagination, mean (SD) | 3.3 (1.85) | |
| RAADS-R Total Score, mean (SD) | 84.84 (41.96) | |
| RAADS-R Total Score, N (%) | Below cut-off | 24 (32) |
| Above cut-off | 51 (68) | |
| RAADS-R Social Relatedness, mean (SD) | 39.39 (21.02) | |
| RAADS-R Circumscribed Interests, mean (SD) | 18.18 (9.44) | |
| RAADS-R Language, mean (SD) | 6.6 (4.72) | |
| RAADS-R Sensory-motor, mean (SD) | 20.20 (12.82) | |
| EAT-26 Total Score, mean (SD) | 36.36 (19.00) | |
| EAT-26 Total Score, N (%) | Below cut-off | 20 (26.67) |
| Above cut-off | 55 (73.33) | |
| EAT-26 Dieting, mean (SD) | 20.20 (10.81) | |
| EAT-26 Bulimia and Food Preoccupation, mean (SD) | 7.7 (5.03) | |
| EAT-26 Oral Control, mean (SD) | 8.8 (5.81) | |
| SWEAA Total Score, mean (SD) | 1.52 (5.55) | |
| SWEAA Perception, mean (SD) | 1.72 (7.83) | |
| SWEAA Motor Control, mean (SD) | 0.96 (9.65) | |
| SWEAA Purchase of Food, mean (SD) | 2.34 (3.07) | |
| SWEAA Eating Behaviour, mean (SD) | 1.74 (7.82) | |
| SWEAA Mealtime Surrounding, mean (SD) | 1.91 (9.81) | |
| SWEAA Social Situation at Mealtime, mean (SD) | 1.46 (4.57) | |
| SWEAA Other Behaviour Associated with Disturbed Eating, mean (SD) | 1.07 (0.65) | |
| SWEAA Hunger/Satiety, mean (SD) | 1.54 (5.05) | |
| SWEAA Simultaneous Capacity, mean (SD) | 0.88 (8.21) | |
| SWEAA Pica, mean (SD) | 0.05 (0.28) | |
| SPQ-SF35 Total Score, mean (SD) | 52.52 (14.95) | |
| SPQ-SF35 Vision, mean (SD) | 10.10 (3.46) | |
| SPQ-SF35 Smell, mean (SD) | 15.15 (4.70) | |
| SPQ-SF35 Taste, mean (SD) | 4.4 (2.66) | |
| SPQ-SF35 Touch, mean (SD) | 13.57 (5.61) | |
| SPQ-SF35 Hearing, mean (SD) | 8.8 (2.82) | |
AQ = Autism Quotient; BMI = Body Mass Index; EAT-26 = Eating Attitude Test – 26 items; OSFED = Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder; N = numerosity; RAADS-R = Ritvo Autism Asperger Diagnostic Scale-Revised; SD = Standard deviation. SPQ-SF35 = Sensory Perception Quotient - Short Form 35 items; SWEAA = Swedish Eating Assessment for Autism spectrum disorders.