Table 3.
Characteristics of the two samples before treatment, after treatment and at 60-week follow-up among those who completed treatment. Data are shown as mean (SD) unless otherwise stated.
| Before treatment |
After treatment |
60-Week follow-up |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (N = 31) | Italy (N = 32) | Total (N = 63) | UK (N = 31) | Italy (N = 32) | Total (N = 63) | UK (N = 28) | Italy (N = 27) | Total (N = 63) | |
| Body weight (kg) | 46.8 (4.2) | 40.7 (5.5)*** | 43.7 (5.7) | 53.5 (6.4) | 48.9 (5.1)** | 51.2 (6.1)*** | 53.3 (5.7) | 47.4 (6.2)** | 50.4 (6.6)*** |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 16.6 (0.6) | 15.5 (1.4)*** | 16.0 (1.2) | 19.0 (1.4) | 18.6 (1.2) | 18.8 (1.3)*** | 19.0 (1.2) | 18.3 (1.8) | 18.7 (1.5)*** |
| BMI ≥ 18.5, n (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 (71.0%) | 17 (53.1%) | 39 (61.9%)*** | 19 (67.9%) | 11 (40.7%) | 30 (54.5%)*** |
| Eating disorder psychopathology | |||||||||
| Overall severity (global EDE) | 3.02 (1.3) | – | 3.02 (1.3) | 1.35 (1.1) | – | 1.35 (1.1)*** | 1.49 (1.3) | – | 1.49 (1.3)*** |
| Overall severity (global EDE-Q) | 3.61 (1.5) | 2.74 (1.4)* | 3.19 (1.5) | 1.45 (1.23) | 1.15 (1.4) | 1.30 (1.3)*** | 1.68 (1.3) | 1.23 (1.5) | 1.46 (1.4)*** |
| Global EDE-Q < 1 SD above the community mean,an (%) | 8 (25.8%) | 16 (50.0%) | 24 (38.1%) | 28 (90.3%) | 27 (87.1%) | 55 (88.7%)*** | 22 (78.6%) | 21 (80.8%) | 43 (79.6%)*** |
| Dietary restraint (EDE-Q subscale) | 3.63 (1.9) | 2.91 (1.8) | 3.32 (1.8) | 1.31 (1.4) | 0.86 (1.3) | 1.09 (1.4)*** | 1.62 (1.6) | 1.14 (1.7) | 1.39 (1.7)*** |
| Eating concern (EDE-Q subscale) | 3.46 (1.4) | 2.71 (1.6) | 3.09 (1.6) | 1.17 (1.2) | 0.97 (1.2) | 1.07 (1.2)*** | 1.32 (1.4) | 1.55 (1.7) | 1.43 (1.5)*** |
| Shape concern (EDE-Q subscale) | 3.90 (1.7) | 2.86 (1.6)* | 3.40 (1.7) | 2.02 (1.6) | 1.65 (1.8) | 1.83 (1.7)*** | 1.61 (1.6) | 1.10 (1.5)* | 1.36 (1.6)*** |
| Weight concern (EDE-Q subscale) | 3.46 (1.8) | 2.46 (1.5)* | 2.95 (1.7) | 1.31 (1.2) | 1.13 (1.5) | 1.22 (1.4)*** | 2.17 (1.4) | 1.14 (1.4)** | 1.67 (1.5)*** |
| Eating disorder behaviour (EDE-Q) | |||||||||
| Binge eating, n (%) present | 12 (40.0%) | 5 (15.6%)* | 17 (27.4%) | 8 (26.7%) | 2 (6.3%)* | 10 (16.1%) | 7 (25.0%) | 3 (11.5%) | 10 (18.5%) |
| If present, episodes/28 days, median (range) | 2.5 (1–20) | 4.0 (2–40) | 3.0 (1–40) | 5.0 (1–10) | 5.0 (2–8) | 5.0 (1–10) | 3 (1–8) | 28 (25–28)* | 5.0 (1–28) |
| Self-induced vomiting, n (%) present | 4 (12.9%) | 9 (28.1%) | 13 (20.6%) | 1 (3.2%) | 1 (3.1%) | 2 (3.2%)** | 2 (7.1%) | 5 (19.2%) | 7 (13.0%) |
| If present, episodes/28 days, median (range) | 9 (1–45) | 15 (1–40) | 14 (1–45) | 11.0 | 30.0 | 20.5 (11–30) | 3 (2–4) | 10 (1–25) | 4 (1–25) |
| Laxative misuse, n (%) present | 2 (6.5%) | 3 (9.4%) | 5 (7.9%) | 1 (3.2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.6%) | 2 (7.1%) | 3 (11.5%) | 5 (9.3%) |
| If present, episodes/28 days, median (range) | 8 (2–14) | 8 (4–15) | 8 (2–15) | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | 10.5 (1–20) | 4.0 (3–28) | 4.0 (1–28) |
| General psychiatric features, GSI | 1.54 (0.8) | 1.37 (0.7) | 1.45 (0.8) | 0.68 (0.6) | 0.67 (0.6) | 0.67 (0.6)*** | 0.83 (0.7) | 0.56 (0.5) | 0.70 (0.6)*** |
EDE – Eating Disorder Examination (version 16.0D) (Fairburn , Cooper, & O'Connor 2008).
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 UK vs Italian patients and total sample vs baseline.
a
Global EDE-Q less than 1SD above community EDE-Q mean for young adult women (Mond et al., 2006) (i.e., <2.77).