Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of patient and control groups
| NOR | ANR | ANBP | BN | EDNOS | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 85 | 47 | 16 | 34 | 19 | ||
| Age (years) | mean ± SD | 17.00 ± 1.59 | 16.34 ± 1.58 | 16.75 ± 1.29 | 17.53 ± .96 | 17.0 ± 1.37 | .022 |
| Q1-Q3 | 17 (16–18) | 16 (15–18) | 17 (15.25–18) | 17.5 (17–18) | 17 (16–18) | ||
| min-max | 13–19 | 13–19 | 15–18 | 15–20 | 15–19 | ||
| n | 85 | 47 | 16 | 34 | 19 | ||
| No. of families with both biological parents | 70 (89.7 %) | 34 (72.3 %) | 12 (75.0 %) | 21 (63.3 %) | 15 (83.3 %) | .013 | |
| n | 78 | 47 | 16 | 33 | 18 | ||
| Mother’s age | <35 years | 2 (2.4 %) | 1 (2.1 %) | 1 (6.3 %) | 1 (2.9 %) | 0 (0 %) | .570 |
| 36–45 years | 48 (57.8 %) | 29 (61.7 %) | 9 (56.3 %) | 25 (73.5 %) | 14 (73.7 %) | ||
| 46–55 years | 31 (37.3 %) | 13 (27.7 %) | 6 (37.5 %) | 8 (23.5 %) | 5 (26.3 %) | ||
| >56 years | 2 (2.4 %) | 4 (8.5 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 (0 %) | ||
| n | 83 | 47 | 16 | 34 | 19 | ||
| Father’s age | <35 years | 0 (0 %) | 0 (0 %) | 1 (7.7 %) | 1 (4.0 %) | 0 (0 %) | .154 |
| 36–45 years | 28 (35.0 %) | 17 (43.6 %) | 3 (23.1 %) | 14 (56.0 %) | 9 (50.0 %) | ||
| 46–55 years | 45 (56.3 %) | 20 (51.3 %) | 9 (69.2 %) | 8 (32.0 %) | 9 (50.0 %) | ||
| >56 years | 7 (8.8 %) | 2 (5.1 %) | 0 (0 %) | 2 (8.0 %) | 0 (0 %) | ||
| n | 80 | 39 | 13 | 25 | 18 | ||
| Mother’s education level | Primary | 14 (16.9 %) | 7 (25.9 %) | 3 (18.8 %) | 8 (25.0 %) | 2 (11.1 %) | .740 |
| Secondary | 41 (49.4 %) | 16 (36.4 %) | 8 (50.0 %) | 12 (37.5 %) | 10 (55.6 %) | ||
| Higher | 28 (33.7 %) | 21 (29.6 %) | 5 (31.3 %) | 12 (37.5 %) | 6 (33.3 %) | ||
| n | 83 | 44 | 16 | 32 | 18 | ||
| Father’s education level | Primary | 20 (27.8 %) | 10 (27.8 %) | 7 (53.8 %) | 12 (50.0 %) | 6 (35.3 %) | .317 |
| Secondary | 26 (36.1 %) | 14 (38.9 %) | 2 (15.4 %) | 7 (29.2 %) | 8 (47.1 %) | ||
| Higher | 26 (36.1 %) | 12 (33.3 %) | 4 (30.8 %) | 5 (20.8 %) | 3 (17.6 %) | ||
| n | 72 | 36 | 13 | 24 | 17 | ||
| Place of residence | Village | 13 (16.5 %) | 13 (31.0 %) | 3 (18.8 %) | 10 (32.3 %) | 4 (26.7 %) | <.001 |
| Small town | 5 (6.3 %) | 14 (33.3 %) | 9 (56.3 %) | 9 (29.0 %) | 5 (33.3 %) | ||
| Large city | 61 (77.2 %) | 15 (35.7 %) | 4 (25.0 %) | 12 (38.7 %) | 6 (40.0 %) | ||
| n | 79 | 42 | 16 | 31 | 15 | ||
| Mother’s professional circumstance | Employed | 69 (84.1 %) | 36 (81.8 %) | 8 (50.0 %) | 21 (65.6 %) | 16 (88.9 %) | .031 |
| Pension | 3 (3.7 %) | 2 (4.5 %) | 3 (18.8 %) | 6 (18.8 %) | 0 (0 %) | ||
| Retired | 0 (0 %) | 2 (4.5 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 (0 %) | ||
| Unemployed | 7 (8.5 %) | 2 (4.5 %) | 4 (25.0 %) | 4 (12.5 %) | 2 (11.1 %) | ||
| Other | 3 (3.7 %) | 2 (4.5 %) | 1 (6.3 %) | 1 (3.1 %) | 0 (0 %) | ||
| n | 82 | 44 | 16 | 32 | 18 | ||
| Father’s professional circumstance | Employed | 58 (81.7 %) | 29 (87.9 %) | 8 (72.7 %) | 19 (86.4 %) | 17 (94.4 %) | .435 |
| Pension | 3 (4.2 %) | 2 (6.1 %) | 0 (0 %) | 1 (4.5 %) | 0 (0 %) | ||
| Retired | 2 (2.8 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 (0 %) | 2 (9.1 %) | 0 (0 %) | ||
| Unemployed | 7 (9.9 %) | 1 (3.0 %) | 3 (27.3 %) | 0 (0 %) | 1 (5.6 %) | ||
| Other | 1 (1.4 %) | 1 (3.0 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 (0 %) | ||
| n | 71 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 18 | ||
Quantitative data are presented as mean ± SD, median (interquartile range) and min–max value. Qualitative data as N (%)
Abbreviations: NOR controls, ANR anorexia nervosa restrictive type, ANBP anorexia binge/purge type, BN bulimia nervosa, EDNOS eating disorder not otherwise specified