Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics: AN, BN, EDNOS
| |
Median (IQR) |
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN (n = 84) | BN (n = 49) | EDNOS (n = 66) | Kruskall Wallis statistic | Post-hoc tests | |
|
Age (yrs) |
24.50 (10.0) |
28.00 (9.00) |
26.50 (10.25) |
n.s. |
|
|
Duration of illness (yrs) |
7.00 (8.50) |
9.00 (10.25) |
9.00 (9.00) |
n.s. |
|
|
BMI |
16.30 (1.78) |
22.00 (6.34) |
18.40 (5.45) |
H = 100.97 p < .001 |
AN < EDNOS < BN |
|
EDE global score |
3.40 (1.83) |
3.79 (1.06) |
3.62 (2.14) |
n.s. |
|
|
EDE dietary restraint |
3.90 (2.05) |
3.60 (1.87) |
3.20 (2.75) |
H = 9.13 p = .010 |
AN > BN = EDNOS |
|
EDE eating concern |
2.90 (2.00) |
3.00 (2.20) |
2.70 (2.35) |
n.s. |
|
|
EDE weight concern |
3.25 (2.35) |
4.43 (1.94) |
4.35 (2.60) |
n.s. |
|
|
EDE shape concern |
3.60 (2.15) |
5.07 (1.32) |
4.48 (2.58) |
H = 23.06 p < .001 |
AN < EDNOS = BN |
|
OBE |
0.00 (4.50) |
16.00 (22.50) |
0.00 (9.75) |
H = 46.66 p < .001 |
AN = EDNOS < BN |
|
SBE |
0.00 (7.00) |
6.00 (19.00) |
1.00 (16.00) |
H = 6.78 p = .034 |
AN < BN |
| Self induced vomiting | 0.00 (12.25) | 15.00 (23.50) | 0.00 (11.50) | H = 24.917 p < .001 | AN = EDNOS < BN |
Notes: AN, anorexia nervosa, BN, bulimia nervosa, EDNOS, eating disorder not-otherwise-specified, BMI, Body Mass Index, EDE, Eating Disorder Examination, OBE, Objective Binge Episodes, SBE, Subjective Binge Episodes.