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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Eat Disord. 2014 Jan 10;47(8):870–873. doi: 10.1002/eat.22241

Table 1.

Changes in Clinical Outcomes from Pre-Treatment to Six-Month Follow-Up in the Full Sample (N=24) and Treatment Completers (N=13)

Pre-treatment Post-treatment 3 months 6 months
Outcome M (SE) M (SE) M (SE) M (SE) Effect Size
Full sample
Weight (lb) 107.4 (2.7) 112.7 (3.0)* 112.9 (2.9)* 115.1 (2.9)** 0.9
BMI 17.5 (0.3) 18.5 (0.4)* 18.5 (0.4) 18.9 (0.4)*** 1.0
EDE Global 2.5 (0.3) 1.7 (0.3)*** 1.5 (0.3)*** 1.8 (0.3)*** 1.6
AAQ total 39.5 (2.1) 31.7 (2.2)*** 31.8 (2.2)*** 35.9 (2.2)* 1.4
BDI total 20.9 (2.6) 11.3 (2.9)*** 11.1 (2.7)*** 15.7 (2.8)* 1.2
BAI total 16.8 (2.0) 7.8 (2.3)*** 9.3 (2.2)*** 10.6 (2.2)** 1.5
EDQOL total 1.6 (0.1) 1.0 (0.2)*** 0.9 (0.1)*** 1.0 (0.1)*** 1.6

Completers
Weight (lb) 108.6 (2.8) 117.4 (2.8)** 116.1 (2.8)* 118.0 (3.0)** 1.2
BMI 17.7 (0.5) 19.1 (0.5)** 18.9 (0.5)* 19.3 (0.5)** 1.2
EDE Global 2.6 (0.4) 1.5 (0.4)*** 1.5 (0.4)*** 1.5 (0.4)*** 1.9
AAQ total 41.5 (2.8) 30.9 (2.8)*** 30.2 (2.8)*** 33.1 (2.8)*** 2.6
BDI total 21.8 (3.1) 8.8 (3.1)*** 9.9 (3.1)*** 10.5 (3.2)*** 2.3
BAI total 20.4 (2.4) 7.6 (2.4)*** 11.1 (2.4)*** 8.1 (2.4)*** 2.9
EDQOL total 1.6 (0.2) 0.8 (0.2)*** 0.7 (0.2)*** 0.8 (0.2)*** 2.3

Note: BMI = body mass index; EDE = Eating Disorder Examination; AAQ = Acceptance and Action Questionnaire; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory; BAI = Beck Anxiety Inventory; EDQOL = Eating Disorders Quality of Life Scale.

*

p < .05.

**

p < .01.

***

p < .001. Outcome versus pre-treatment.

Effect size (d) computed for mean (post-treatment, 3 months, 6 months) versus mean (pre-treatment). Per Cohen (18), d = 0.20 is a small effect, d = 0.50 is a medium effect, and d = 0.80 is a large effect.