Table 3.

General psychopathology, HRQOL, and weight change in adolescents with positive compared to negative screening result for an eating disorder as assessed by the SCOFF

SCOFF screening result	Mean ± SD
	positive, n = 17	negative, n = 24	p
Internalizing problems a	68.5 ± 8.6	59.2 ± 9.6	<0.01**
Externalizing problems a	61.8 ± 8.7	53.5 ± 9.9	0.02*
Total problem score a	64.5 ± 11.5	58.6 ± 8.2	0.08
Total quality of life b	67.9 ± 8.9	69.2 ± 13.3	0.719
Self-esteemc	2.4 ± 0.4	2.7 ± 0.5	0.01*
Weight change (Δ BMI-SDSlms)	−0.9 ± 0.1	−1.0 ± 0.2	0.07

^aAssessed by the CBCL.

^bAssessed by the KINDL.

^cAssessed by the RSES.

^*p < 0.05.

^**p < 0.01.