Table 1.
Clinical characteristics before treatment, after treatment and at 60-week follow-up among all patients (intent to treat data set, n = 46). Data are shown as mean (SD) unless otherwise stated.
| Before treatment | After treatment | At 60-week follow-up | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | |||
| Body weight (kg) | 40.0 (5.7) | 45.5 (7.4)*** | 48.4 (9.4)*** |
| Body mass index centile | 2.86 (3.35) | 19.8 (19.2)*** | 23.6 (25.7)*** |
| Weight 95% of that expected, n (%) | 1 (2.2) | 10 (21.7)** | 13 (28.3%)*** |
| Eating disorder psychopathology | |||
| Overall severity (global EDE-Q) | 2.79 (1.5) | 1.50 (1.5)*** | 1.51 (1.6)*** |
| Global EDE-Q < 1SD above the community mean,an (%) | 18 (41.9%) | 34 (79.1%)*** | 33 (76.7%)*** |
| Dietary restraint (EDE-Q subscale) | 2.69 (1.8) | 1.37 (1.7)*** | 1.47 (1.9)*** |
| Eating concern (EDE-Q subscale) | 2.58 (1.5) | 1.34 (1.5)*** | 1.28 (1.6)*** |
| Shape concern (EDE-Q subscale) | 3.17 (1.7) | 1.92 (1.7)*** | 1.86 (1.9)*** |
| Weight concern (EDE-Q subscale) | 2.75 (1.6) | 1.49 (1.7)** | 1.45 (1.5)*** |
| Eating disorder behaviour (EDE-Q) | |||
| Binge eating, n (%) present | 2 (4.3%) | 1 (2.2%) | 9 (19.6%) |
| if present, episodes/28 days, median (range) | 38.5 (7–70) | 70 | 6 (1–70) |
| Self-induced vomiting, n (%) present | 1 (2.2%) | 1 (2.2%) | 2 (4.3%) |
| if present, episodes/28 days, median(range) | 120 | 120 | 65 (10–120) |
| Laxative misuse, n (%) present | 1 (2.2%) | 1 (2.2%) | 1 (2.2%) |
| If present, episodes/28 days, median (range) | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| General psychiatric features, GSI | 1.18 (0.6) | 0.74 (0.6)*** | 0.68 (0.6)*** |
EDE-Q – Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (version 6.0) (Fairburn & Beglin, 2008).
GSI – Global Severity Index (Derogatis, 1977; Derogatis & Spencer, 1982).
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001 vs baseline.
a
Global EDE-Q less than 1SD above community EDE-Q mean for young adult women (Mond, Hay, Rodgers, & Owen, 2006) (i.e., <2.77).