Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics at Study Entry Across Group
| Characteristic |
d-Cycloserine (n = 20), Mean (SD) |
Placebo (n = 16), Mean (SD) |
Combined (N = 36), Mean (SD) |
Statistica | Pa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | 26.10 (10.53) | 24.63 (8.96) | 25.44 (9.75) | t = 0.44 | .659 |
| BMI | 20.10 (2.13) | 20.44 (1.91) | 20.25 (2.09) | t = 0.28 | .782 |
| Scores on EDI-2 | |||||
| Drive for thinness | 16.85 (7.00) | 21.19 (6.25) | 18.78 (6.93) | t = 1.93 | .071 |
| Bulimic symptoms | 6.95 (6.95) | 6.12 (5.80) | 6.58 (6.38) | t = 0.38 | .706 |
| Body dissatisfaction | 18.10 (7.73) | 20.88 (4.98) | 19.33 (6.71) | t = 1.24 | .223 |
| Scores on BDI-II | |||||
| Depression | 33.10 (10.02) | 34.50 (9.10) | 33.74 (9.50) | t = 0.43 | .672 |
| Diagnoses | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| BMI ≥ 18.5 | 15 (75.0) | 14 (87.5) | 29 (80.6) | χ2 = 0.887 | .346 |
| Anxiety disorder | 15 (75.0) | 15 (93.8) | 30 (83.3) | χ2 = 1.55 | .213 |
| Depressive disorder | 15 (75.0) | 13 (81.3) | 28 (77.8) | χ2 = 0.83 | .662 |
a
There are no significant differences across condition. However, we should note that there are slight differences (though nonsignificant) in drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, and in the numbers of participants whose BMI equaled or exceeded 18.5 and who were diagnosed with a comorbid anxiety disorder.
Abbreviations: BDI-II = Beck Depression Inventory, 2nd revision, BMI = body mass index, EDI-2 = Eating Disorder Inventory, 2nd revision.