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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Neurosci. 2015 Feb;129(1):18–36. doi: 10.1037/bne0000034

Table 1. Descriptive Statistics (Study 1).

Early Adolescence Late Adolescence Young Adulthood
Sample Size (n) 154 209 46
Age: Mean (SD) 11.44 (1.69) 17.23 (1.04) 21.22 (0.77)
2D:4D
Range 0.88-1.08 0.87-1.09 0.91-1.05
Mean (SD) 0.97 (0.03) 0.97 (0.04) 0.99 (0.03)
Minnesota Eating Behavior Survey (MEBS)
Total Score
Range (Max = 30) 0-18 0-21 0-24
Mean (SD) 4.57 (4.53) 5.02 (4.85) 7.17 (6.42)
% > clinical mean 4.54 4.83 13.0
Body Dissatisfaction
Range (Max = 6) 0-6 0-6 0-6
Mean (SD) 1.01 (1.47) 1.39 (1.82) 2.22 (2.19)
Bulimic Symptoms
Range (Max = 13) 0-8 0-8 0-8
Mean (SD) 0.91 (1.42) 1.13 (1.54) 1.42 (2.15)
Weight Preoccupation
Range (Max = 8) 0-8 0-8 0-8
Mean (SD) 1.93 (2.14) 2.02 (2.10) 2.87 (2.60)
Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q)
Global Score
Range (Max = 6) 0-3.6 0-4.4 0-4.5
Mean (SD) 0.57 (0.73) 0.86 (1.01) 1.26 (1.31)
% > clinical mean 0.65 2.40 8.70
Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q)
Dietary Restraint
Range (Max = 6) 0-4.6 0-4.8 0-5.4
Mean (SD) 0.43 (0.77) 0.55 (0.95) 0.95 (1.28)
Shape Concerns
Range (Max = 6) 0-5.5 0-5.8 0-5.8
Mean (SD) 0.69 (0.99) 1.23 (1.38) 1.64 (1.69)
Weight Concerns
Range (Max = 6) 0-5.2 0-5.6 0-4.40
Mean (SD) 0.71 (0.99) 1.02 (1.23) 1.39

Note. 2D:4D = index (2D)/ring (4D) finger; Participants were females from same-sex twin pairs (see Methods).