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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eat Disord. 2019 May 20;28(5-6):549–565. doi: 10.1080/10640266.2019.1610628

Table 1.

Comparison of Eating Disorder Pathology and Psychiatric Comorbidity Over Time (N = 61)

Initial Screen 9-Month Follow-Up Significance
Eating disorder symptoms
Current body mass index 18.97 (0.44) 19.92 (0.45) t(59) = −1.92; p=.060
d = −0.25
Lowest past year body mass index 17.22 (1.80) 18.35 (1.97) t(58) = −3.02; p=.004
d = −0.39
Weight Concerns Scale score 77.19 (13.04) 65.22 (17.96) t(60) = 5.37; p<.001
d = 0.69
Binge eating frequency (past 3 months) 12.54 (23.46) 9.07 (19.66) t(58) = 1.56; p=.125
d = 0.20
Vomit frequency (past 3 months) 10.93 (32.66) 8.74 (30.34) t(60) = 0.74; p=.460
d = 0.10
Diuretics/laxatives frequency (past 3 months) 2.46 (7.06) 2.33 (8.66) t(60) = 0.15; p=.885
d = 0.02
Excessive exercise frequency (past 3 months) 16.66 (25.43) 9.15 (20.91) t(60) = 2.74; p=.008
d = 0.35
Fasting frequency (past 3 months) 10.41 (16.99) 7.89 (15.32) t(60) = 1.08; p=.286
d = 0.14
Eating disorder-related clinical impairment
School work 3.38 (1.11) 2.92 (1.07) t(60) = 2.91; p=.005
d = 0.37
Relationships 3.46 (1.10) 3.25 (1.09) t(60) = 1.42; p=.160
d = 0.18
Self-image 4.26 (0.75) 3.89 (0.99) t(60) = 2.89; p=.005
d = 0.37
Psychiatric comorbidity
Depression 3.20 (1.28) 2.82 (1.27) t(60) = 2.46; p=.017
d = 0.31
Anxiety 3.97 (1.03) 3.54 (1.18) t(60) = 3.48; p=.001
d = 0.45
Sleep problems 3.05 (1.37) 2.72 (1.38) t(60) = 1.69; p=.096
d = 0.22