Table 6. Assessment of attention functioning: Four-group analysis (ANCOVA).
| Controls (n = 57) |
BN (n = 32) |
AN-B/P (n = 35) |
AN-R (n = 34) |
F(3,149) | p | p corrected by Bonferroni |
ES | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean | SD | mean | SD | mean | SD | mean | SD | |||||
| ADHD-RS-IA | 2.88a | 3.09 | 12.06b | 5.51 | 12.89b,c | 6.67 | 9.29a,c | 5.05 | 7.38 | .000065 | .00032 | 0.137 |
| ADHD-RS-HI | 3.04a | 2.86 | 9.94b | 4.68 | 10.51b | 5.75 | 9.29,a,b | 5.45 | 4.96 | .0026 | .013 | 0.091 |
| ADHD-RS–combined | 5.91a,d | 5.54 | 22.00b,c | 9.39 | 23.40b,c,d | 11.42 | 18.59a,c,d | 9.46 | 7.59 | .000092 | .00046 | 0.129 |
| ASRS | 30.49 | 11.17 | 46.68 | 12.91 | 50.12 | 17.10 | 40.55 | 12.37 | 2.90 | .037 | .185 | 0.056 |
| SD of RT Sustained attention | 3.99a | 0.26 | 4.10a | 0.27 | 4.37b | 0.35 | 4.22a | 0.26 | 6.41 | .00041 | .002 | 0.114 |
Note: BN: bulimia nervosa; AN-anorexia nervosa; R-restricting type; B/P: binge/purge type; ADHD-RS: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale; IA-Inattention; HI: Hyperactivity/Impulsivity; ASRS: Adult ADHD Self-Report; SD: standard deviation; RT: reaction time.
Means with different superscripts indicate significant between-group differences in that row. Means with the same superscripts are not different from each other in that row. ES = effect size (partial η2).