Table 1.
Descriptive details and diagnoses of the ROME III and ROME II cohorts1
| Descriptive details | ROME III cohort n = 100 | ROME II cohort n = 160 |
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
| Age (yr) | 25.1 ± 7.9 | 24.7 ± 6.4 |
| Current BMI kg/m2 | 18.5 ± 3.8 | 18.2 ± 3.6 |
| Lowest BMI kg/m2 | 15.9 ± 2.9 | 15.7 ± 4.2 |
| QOL ED score2 | 16.0 ± 3.5 | 16.3 ± 3.2 |
| ED diagnoses | % | % |
| AN-R | 27 | 26 |
| AN-P | 20 | 20 |
| BN | 9 | 18 |
| EDNOS-R | 14 | 11 |
| EDNOS-P | 30 | 25 |
1No significant differences between cohorts for descriptive details or diagnoses;
2
Range 0 to 24, > 7 indicative of the presence of an ED. AN-R: Anorexia nervosa-restricting; AN-P: Anorexia nervosa-purging; BN: Bulimia nervosa; EDNOS-R: Eating disorder not otherwise specified-restricting; EDNOS-P: Eating disorder not otherwise specified-purging; QOL ED: QOL related to eating disorders.