Table 1.
Sample characteristics and group comparisons (t tests and effect size d) for age, body mass index, interview and questionnaire data
| Women with AN | Controls | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | s.d. | Md | Min | Max | M | s.d. | Md | Min | Max | Sig. | d | |
| Age | 24.00 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 19.00 | 39.00 | 24.13 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 18.00 | 41.00 | n.s. | 0.01 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 15.17 | 1.47 | 14.97 | 12.68 | 17.96 | 22.07 | 1.85 | 21.50 | 19.41 | 25.51 | *** | 2.08 |
| EDE Total | 2.23 | 1.05 | 2.43 | 0.51 | 4.38 | 0.33 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.96 | *** | 1.42 |
| EDE Res | 2.53 | 1.40 | 2.80 | 0.00 | 4.60 | 0.34 | 0.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.20 | *** | 1.08 |
| EDE EC | 1.45 | 1.07 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 3.80 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | *** | 1.20 |
| EDE WC | 2.42 | 1.41 | 2.00 | 0.40 | 6.00 | 0.46 | 0.56 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 2.20 | *** | 1.00 |
| EDE SC | 2.52 | 1.30 | 2.00 | 0.63 | 5.13 | 0.49 | 0.29 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 1.00 | *** | 1.27 |
| EDI-2- DT | 29.04 | 8.11 | 31.50 | 9.00 | 40.00 | 12.92 | 6.44 | 10.50 | 7.00 | 32.00 | *** | 1.11 |
| EDI-2-BD | 35.50 | 8.93 | 37.00 | 14.00 | 54.00 | 23.75 | 8.99 | 25.00 | 9.00 | 50.00 | *** | 0.66 |
| BIQ-VBD | 27.56 | 6.01 | 30.00 | 15.00 | 39.00 | 37.38 | 5.32 | 37.50 | 27.00 | 45.00 | *** | 0.87 |
| BIQ-NBE | 33.58 | 8.66 | 33.50 | 17.00 | 50.00 | 17.71 | 5.23 | 16.00 | 11.00 | 38.00 | *** | 1.14 |
| RSE | 13.08 | 7.00 | 12.50 | 3.00 | 27.00 | 24.17 | 4.67 | 24.50 | 11.00 | 30.00 | *** | 0.95 |
| PACS | 17.50 | 3.15 | 17.00 | 12.00 | 25.00 | 11.88 | 3.98 | 12.00 | 5.00 | 23.00 | *** | 0.78 |
| STAI pre | 47.67 | 10.33 | 47.00 | 30.00 | 70.00 | 31.83 | 6.07 | 31.50 | 21.00 | 49.00 | *** | 0.97 |
| STAI Diff. | −1.77 | 10.22 | −2.00 | −19.00 | 31.00 | −0.17 | 4.69 | −2.00 | −5.00 | 17.00 | n.s. | 0.11 |
***p < 001 after Bonferroni-correction.
BMI, body mass index; EDE, eating disorder examination interview (Cooper & Fairburn, 1987; Hilbert & Tuschen-Caffier, 2010); EDE Total, EDE total score; EDE Res, subscale restraint, EDE EC, subscale eating concerns; EDE WC, subscale weight concerns; EDE SC, subscale shape concerns; EDI-2, Eating Disorder Inventory – 2 (Paul & Thiel, 2005); EDI-2-DT, subscale Drive for Thinness; EDI-2-BD, Subscale Body Dissatisfaction; BIQ, Body Image Questionnaire FKB-20 (Clement & Löwe, 1996); BIQ-VBE, subscale vital body dynamics; BIQ-NBE, subscale negative body evaluation; RSE, Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (Ferring & Filipp, 1996; von Collani & Herzberg, 2003); PACS, Physical Appearance Comparison Scale (Thompson et al. 1991; Mölbert et al. 2017); STAI, State Trait Anxiety Inventory; State-Form (Laux et al. 1981); STAI pre, before experiment; STAI Diff, change after experiment.