Table 1. Patients Characteristics at inclusion.
| All (n = 60) | TAU+FT (n = 30) | TAU (n = 30) | t tests or χ2; df | P | |
| Age at onset of disorder: years, mean (SD) | 14.8 (1.6) | 14.7 (1.7) | 15.0 (1.5) | −0.64; 58 | .52 |
| Age at inclusion: years, mean (SD) | 16.6 (1.6) | 16.4 (1.7) | 16.6 (1.7) | −0.27; 58 | .79 |
| AN duration: months, mean (SD) | 16.6 (6.8) | 17.1 (8.3) | 16.1 (5.2) | 0.54; 58 | .59 |
| Minimum BMI: kg/m2, mean (SD) | 13 (1.1) | 12.9 (1.1) | 13.1 (1.2) | −0.91; 59 | .37 |
| BMI at admission: kg/m2, mean (SD) | 13.6 (1.1) | 13.5 (1.0) | 13.7 (1.3) | −0.87; 58 | .39 |
| BMI at inclusion: kg/m2, mean (SD) | 16.9 (1.1) | 17.0 (1.2) | 16.9 (1.0) | 0.36; 58 | .72 |
| BMI at discharge: kg/m2, mean (SD) | 17.5 (1) | 17.6 (1.1) | 17.5 (0.9) | 0.46; 58 | .65 |
| % of ABW at admission: mean (SD) | 64.2 (5.5) | 63.5 (5.3) | 64.9 (5.7) | −0.97; 58 | .33 |
| % of ABW at inclusion: mean (SD) | 83.6 (5.2) | 83.9 (5.6) | 83.3 (5.0) | 0.93; 58 | .70 |
| % of ABW at discharge: mean (SD) | 86.6 (4.9) | 86.9 (5.3) | 86.2 (4.5) | 0.52; 58 | .60 |
| Duration of hospitalization: weeks, mean (SD) | 21 (13.9) | 22.4 (16.1) | 19.4 (11.5) | 0.82; 58 | .41 |
| GOAS: Global Score, mean (SD) | 4.3(1.1) | 4.3 (1.1) | 4.3 (1.2) | −0.16; 58 | .87 |
| EDI: Global score, mean (SD) | 60.7(35.1) | 61.3 (36.2) | 60.2 (34.6) | 0.12; 58 | .90 |
| SAS: Global score, mean (SD) | 2.6 (0.6) | 2.6 (0.6) | 2.6 (0.6) | −0.11; 58 | .91 |
| Previously hospitalized: No (%) | 15 (25.0) | 8 (26.7) | 7 (23.3) | 0.09; 1 | .77 |
| Drop-out (below discharge target weight): No (%) | 12 (20.0) | 5 (16.7) | 7 (23.3) | 0.42; 1 | .52 |
| Family status: Not intact, No [%] | 9 [15.0] | 3 [10.0] | 6 [20.0] | -; 1 | .47 |
ABW: Average body weight [59]; AN: anorexia nervosa; BMI: body mass index; EDI: Eating disorders inventory; GOAS: Global Outcome Assessment Scale; SAS: Social Adjustment Scale; SD: standard deviation; TAU: treatment as usual; TAU+FT: treatment as usual and family therapy; No: number; % percentage.