Table 2.
Comparison of health assessment scores of participants with disordered eating and healthy controls at baseline using the Mann–Whitney U test
|
Variables |
Participants with disordered eating (n=194) |
Healthy controls (n=50) |
Z |
P value |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (M) | (SD) | (M) | (SD) | |||
|
SCOFF score |
3.36 |
0.95 |
0.63 |
0.83 |
−10.45 |
<0.001 |
|
EDE-Q5 (global score) |
4.47 |
0.97 |
0.92 |
0.78 |
−10.58 |
<0.001 |
| Dietary restraint |
4.08 |
1.24 |
0.55 |
0.75 |
−10.44 |
<0.001 |
| Eating concern |
4.15 |
1.25 |
0.42 |
0.59 |
−10.61 |
<0.001 |
| Shape concern |
4.91 |
1.15 |
1.70 |
1.27 |
−9.89 |
<0.001 |
| Weight concern |
4.66 |
1.24 |
1.25 |
1.20 |
−9.94 |
<0.001 |
|
SF-36v2* |
52.40 |
16.14 |
75.82 |
11.89 |
−8.14 |
<0.001 |
|
PCS
|
65.35 |
18.20 |
79.26 |
11.74 |
−4.97 |
<0.001 |
| Physical functioning |
84.66 |
18.10 |
89.80 |
16.57 |
−2.32 |
0.021 |
| Physical role functioning |
67.05 |
28.75 |
85.64 |
17.46 |
−4.22 |
<0.001 |
| Bodily pain |
64.71 |
23.81 |
82.12 |
20.95 |
−4.66 |
<0.001 |
| General health |
44.98 |
23.42 |
59.48 |
19.26 |
−4.02 |
<0.001 |
|
MCS
|
39.45 |
18.27 |
72.38 |
16.05 |
−8.74 |
<0.001 |
| Vitality |
31.18 |
19.25 |
57.72 |
18.04 |
−7.38 |
<0.001 |
| Social functioning |
40.74 |
26.17 |
83.58 |
19.32 |
−8.59 |
<0.001 |
| Emotional rolefunctioning |
45.45 |
26.43 |
80.52 |
19.69 |
−7.55 |
<0.001 |
| Mental health |
40.44 |
18.60 |
67.70 |
20.18 |
−7.39 |
<0.001 |
|
EDI-3 |
16.29 |
4.11 |
6.70 |
2.78 |
−9.99 |
<0.001 |
| Drive for thinness |
22.42 |
5.40 |
5.80 |
5.48 |
−9.89 |
<0.001 |
| Bulimia |
16.50 |
9.43 |
3.74 |
3.52 |
−7.86 |
<0.001 |
| Body dissatisfaction |
29.75 |
8.46 |
14.15 |
8.90 |
−8.15 |
<0.001 |
| Low self-esteem |
15.19 |
5.49 |
5.35 |
3.59 |
−8.99 |
<0.001 |
| Personal alienation |
15.06 |
5.88 |
6.00 |
4.95 |
−8.02 |
<0.001 |
| Interpersonal insecurity |
13.96 |
5.86 |
6.28 |
4.33 |
−7.32 |
<0.001 |
| Interpersonal alienation |
12.53 |
5.46 |
5.74 |
3.86 |
−7.18 |
<0.001 |
| Interoceptive deficits |
19.17 |
7.67 |
6.30 |
5.65 |
−8.56 |
<0.001 |
| Emotional dysregulation |
10.22 |
6.64 |
4.61 |
3.99 |
−5.51 |
<0.001 |
| Perfectionism |
14.51 |
6.20 |
7.09 |
4.58 |
−6.86 |
<0.001 |
| Asceticism |
13.78 |
5.74 |
4.17 |
2.74 |
−9.09 |
<0.001 |
| Maturity fears |
12.37 |
7.33 |
11.20 |
5.10 |
−0.71 |
0.478 |
|
BDI-II |
32.51 |
13.28 |
7.19 |
7.94 |
−9.41 |
<0.001 |
|
BAI |
19.66 |
12.10 |
4.71 |
4.05 |
−8.82 |
<0.001 |
| MSCARED # | 2.89 | 0.98 | 0 | 0 | −11.00 | <0.001 |
SCOFF, The SCOFF Questionnaire; EDE-Q5, Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire version 5.
SF-36v2*, Mean score of physical and mental health domains of the 36-item Short Form Health Survey version 2.
PCS, SF-36 Physical Component Summary scale; MCS, SF-36 Mental Component Summary scale.
EDI-3, Eating Disorder Inventory version 3; BDI-II, Beck Depression Inventory version 2.
BAI, Beck Anxiety Inventory.
MSCARED, The Motivational Stages of Change for Adolescents Recovering from an Eating Disorder.
# Motivational stages of change.
0=Not applicable, 1=Pre-contemplation, 2=Contemplation, 3=Preparation, 4=Action, 5=Maintenance, 6=Recovery.