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. 2014 May 16;14:140. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-14-140

Table 1.

Comparison for clinical, motivational and personality traits at baseline between the two clinical groups (N = 40)

 
Mean – standard deviation
Mean comparisons and Cohen’s-d
  No-DM
With T1DM
p Mean diff. 95% CI (mean differ.) | d |
( n = 20) ( n = 20)
Binges per week
4.10
6.46
3.71
6.98
.860
−0.39
−4.88
4.09
0.06
Vomits per week
4.80
9.43
1.65
3.77
.205
−3.15
−8.11
1.80
0.44
Laxatives per week
5.20
15.71
0.82
3.40
.269
−4.38
−12.28
3.53
0.39
Diuretics per week
1.05
4.70
0.44
1.75
.625
−0.61
−3.13
1.91
0.17
Body mass index (kg/m2)
22.59
6.23
23.34
6.35
.722
0.75
−3.51
5.02
0.12
Perceived Intensity of ED
5.85
2.03
4.35
2.11
.028*
−1.50
−2.83
−0.17
0.72*
Need for treatment
5.90
2.40
5.30
2.41
.435
−0.60
−2.14
0.94
0.25
Impairment
5.50
2.26
3.65
2.66
.023*
−1.85
−3.43
−0.27
0.75*
Worry (self)
6.45
1.99
5.55
2.96
.266
−0.90
−2.52
0.72
0.36
EDI: Drive for thinness
13.11
6.00
12.15
5.40
.604
−0.96
−4.66
2.75
0.17
EDI: Body dissatisfaction
15.47
7.81
15.45
8.78
.993
−0.02
−5.42
5.38
0.00
EDI: Interoceptive awareness
14.11
7.74
9.50
6.82
.056
−4.61
−9.33
0.12
0.63*
EDI: Bulimia
5.58
5.90
5.70
5.70
.948
0.12
−3.64
3.89
0.02
EDI: Interpersonal distrust
6.68
3.51
5.75
4.66
.486
−0.93
−3.62
1.75
0.23
EDI: Ineffectiveness
11.21
7.07
10.90
7.91
.898
−0.31
−5.19
4.56
0.04
EDI: Maturity fears
6.74
5.59
8.75
5.22
.252
2.01
−1.49
5.52
0.37
EDI: Perfectionism
6.21
3.60
5.45
5.22
.601
−0.76
−3.68
2.16
0.17
EDI: Impulse regulation
7.32
4.66
7.55
7.07
.904
0.23
−3.67
4.14
0.04
EDI: Asceticism
6.63
4.18
6.60
4.31
.982
−0.03
−2.79
2.72
0.01
EDI: Social insecurity
8.42
4.26
8.95
6.39
.764
0.53
−3.01
4.07
0.10
EDI: Total score
101.47
39.10
96.75
48.80
.741
−4.72
−33.51
24.06
0.11
TCI-R: Novelty seeking
103.05
12.78
101.79
16.65
.795
−1.26
−11.03
8.50
0.09
TCI-R: Harm avoidance
118.32
15.11
115.42
21.43
.633
−2.89
−15.10
9.31
0.16
TCI-R: Reward dependence
105.32
12.52
101.84
16.94
.477
−3.47
−13.27
6.33
0.23
TCI-R: Persistence
119.47
22.68
101.16
29.31
.038*
−18.32
−35.56
−1.07
0.70*
TCI-R: Self-directedness
114.37
19.82
116.47
23.78
.769
2.11
−12.30
16.51
0.10
TCI-R: Cooperativeness
136.16
13.31
136.79
12.83
.882
0.63
−7.97
9.23
0.05
TCI-R: Self-Transcendence 68.95 14.50 65.84 12.16 .479 −3.11 −11.91 5.70 0.23

*Bold: significant comparison (.05 level). *Bold: moderate to high effect size (|d| ≥ 0.5).