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. 2018 Dec 4;13(12):e0205085. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205085

Table 1. Demographic and eating disorder characteristics by group.

HC AN-WR
Demographics n (%)
Race
Caucasian 18 (75.0%) 15 (75.0%)
African American 2 (8.3%) 1 (5.0%)
Asian 3 (12.5%) 2 (10.0%)
Indian 0 (0%) 1 (5.0%)
Native American 1 (4.2%) 0 (0.0%)
Not Reported 0 (0%) 1 (5.0%)
Mean (SD)
Age (years) 24.50 (3.65) 22.50 (3.65)
Education (years) 15.54 (1.61) 15.37 (2.50)
Comorbidity and Psychotropic Medication n (%)
Non-eating disorder Mental Illness Diagnosis 2 (8.3%) 6 (30.0%)
Current Psychoactive Medication Use 0 (0.0%) 3 (15.0%)
Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q)# Mean (SD)
Restraint* 0.45 (0.84) 1.04 (0.96)
Eating Concern* 0.13 (0.31) 0.46 (0.60)
Shape Concern* 0.63 (0.78) 1.48 (1.53)
Weight Concern* 0.40 (0.53) 1.29 (1.12)
Global* 0.40 (0.56) 1.07 (0.94)

Note: Group summaries are based on 20 participants with a prior diagnosis of anorexia nervosa and 24, sex, race, and age-matched participants.

*signifies p < 0.05

#For participants who completed the EDE-Q and reported BMI at two separate time points, values were compiled from the survey completed with the shortest time delay to that participant’s scan date. Average delay between EDE-Q completion/BMI report and scan was 47.92 days (SD = 38.82 days, Range = 2.32–165.63 days).