Table 1.

Sociodemographic and symptom scale values for the participants

	CON (n = 18)		RAN (n = 18)		Independent t-test
	Mean (SD)	Range	Mean (SD)	Range	t	P
Average age (years)	24.5 (6.4)	18–39	26.1 (6.8)	18–40	−0.708	0.484
Mean years of education	15.8 (2.1)	14–20	14.9 (1.9)	12–19	1.250	0.220
Current BMIa	23.2 (4.2)	18–35	19.8 (1.6)	18–23	3.096	0.004*
Months in recoveryb	NA	NA	7.6 (5.2)	3–20	NA	NA
Lowest BMIc	NA	NA	16.4 (1.1)	14.5–18.3	NA	NA
Quick inventory of depression	3.7 (2.3)	0–9	8.5 (4.7)	2–17	−3.923	<0.001*
Eating attitudes test	4.3 (4.1)	0–15	27.4 (16.1)	1–61	−5.894	<0.001*
Self-liking and competence scale
Self-liking	30.7 (5.3)	19–40	17.2 (7.0)	8–29	6.520	<0.001*
Self-competence	30.2 (4.5)	24–40	24.7 (4.5)	18–37	3.656	0.001*

^aMean and range for RAN subjects exclude one outlier.

^bMonths since meeting full criteria for AN.

^cLowest BMI in the preceding 2 years. *p < 0.05