Table 1.
Sociodemographic features in clinical and control groups
| Socio-demographic variables | Long-term ED | Short-term ED | Senior control | Junior control | Significant differences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=41) | (n=41) | (n=33) | (n=33) | Student t test | |
| c1/c2 | |||||
| Agea M (SD) | 30.80 (6.22) | 20.51 (4.82) | 31.03 (3.41) | 21.00 (2.44) | −0.20/-0.56 |
| Years of educationa M (SD) | 14.31 (3.01) | 12.56 (2.59) | 14.48 (3.15) | 12.60 (2.14) | 0.82/-0.08 |
| Among groups | |||||
| Level of studies | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | X2 |
| Primary or secondaryb | 1 (29) | 26 (63) | 9 (26) | 15 (46) | 10.65*d |
| Secondary non-universityb | 12 (29) | 8 (20) | 10 (29) | 13 (40) | 1.37 |
| Universityb | 14 (34) | 6 (15) | 12 (35) | 5 (14) | 6.35 |
| Post graduatec | 3 (8) | 1 (2) | 2 (6) | 0 (0) | 1.00 |
Notes: aStudent t test; bChi squared test; cFisher’s Exact test; dST-ED>LT-ED and SC; *p<0.05.
Abbreviations: ED, eating disorder; ST-ED, short-term eating disorder; LT-ED, long-term eating disorder; SC, senior control; JC, junior control; c1, comparison LT-ED vs SC; c2, comparison ST-ED vs JC.