Table 2.
Before treatment | After treatment | ||||
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Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | T-Test | p | Cohen's d | |
Weight | |||||
Body weight (kg) | 54.9 (8.1) | 56.4 (6.8) | −2.35 | 0.039 | −0.20 |
Body mass index centile | 39.3 (22.1) | 44.1 (20.7) | −2.23 | 0.051 | −0.22 |
Eating disorder psychopathology | |||||
Overall severity (global EDE-Q) | 3.5 (1.4) | 1.2 (1.4) | 9.81 | <0.001 | 1.64 |
Dietary restraint (EDE-Q subscale) | 3.6 (1.6) | 1.0 (1.4) | 10.09 | <0.001 | 1.73 |
Eating concern (EDE-Q subscale) | 3.2 (1.4) | 0.9 (1.3) | 9.51 | <0.001 | 1.70 |
Weight concern (EDE-Q subscale) | 3.5 (1.7) | 1.3 (1.5) | 7.95 | <0.001 | 1.37 |
Shape concern (EDE-Q subscale) | 4.0 (1.8) | 1.7 (1.7) | 8.25 | <0.001 | 1.31 |
General psychiatric features, GSI | 1.4 (0.8) | 0.6 (0.7) | 6.60 | <0.001 | 1.13 |
N (%) | N (%) | McNemar test or Fisher exact test | p | ||
Global EDE-Q <1 SD above the community meana | 13 (25.5) | 42 (82.4) | 27.03 | <0.001 | |
Eating disorder behaviour (EDE-Q) | |||||
Objective bulimic episodes ≥1 | 27 (52.9) | 6 (11.8) | <0.001 | ||
Self-induced vomiting ≥1 | 19 (37.3) | 3 (5.9) | <0.001 | ||
Laxative taking ≥1 | 7 (13.7) | 2 (3.9) | 0.289 | ||
Absence of all of the above | 17 (33.3) | 40 (83.3) | 17.93 | <0.001 | |
Cessation of all of the above, if present at baseline | – | 26/34 (76.5) | – | – | |
Median (range) | Median (range) | Wilcoxon test | p | r | |
Objective bulimic episodes (N) | 1 (0–84) | 0 (0–6) | −3.98 | <0.001 | 0.56 |
Self-induced vomiting (N) | 0 (0–80) | 0 (0–4) | −3.63 | 0.001 | 0.51 |
Laxative taking (N) | 0 (0–30) | 0 (0–15) | −1.40 | 0.161 | 0.20 |
EDE-Q – Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (version 6.0); GSI – Global severity index.
Missing values: at end of treatment there were a further 2 missing values for BMI and 3 missing values for EDE-Q and GSI.
Global EDE-Q less than 1 SD above community EDE-Q mean for young adult women (i.e., below 2.77).