Table 1.
Clinical and demographic characteristics of the study participants (n=7).
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| Sex | Female | Female | Female | Female | Female | Female | Female | — | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 26 | 43 | 31 | 29 | 43 | 24 | 27 | 31.9 (7.9) | |
| Education in years, mean (SD) | 14 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14.1 (2.4) | |
| Duration of eating disorder in years, mean (SD) | 12 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12.0 (6.4) | |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 17.8 | 22.2 | 20.4 | 18.4 | 36.0 | 20.0 | 30.0 | 23.5 (6.8) | |
| Diagnosis | Bulimia nervosa | Bulimia nervosa | Bulimia nervosa | Bulimia nervosa | Binge-eating disorder | Bulimia nervosa | Binge-eating disorder | — | |
| Comorbidity, n (%) |
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Major depressive disorder | — | — | — | X | X | — | — | 2 (29) |
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Dysthymia | — | — | — | X | — | — | X | 2 (29) |
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Agoraphobia | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | 1 (14) |
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Social anxiety disorder | X | — | — | — | — | — | X | 2 (29) |
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder | — | — | X | — | — | — | — | 1 (14) |
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Posttraumatic stress disorder | — | — | X | — | — | X | — | 1 (14) |
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Generalized anxiety disorder | — | — | — | X | — | X | — | 2 (29) |
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Schizophrenia | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | 1 (14) |
| Past history, n (%) |
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Major depressive disorder | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | 1 (14) |
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Manic episode | — | — | — | — | X | — | X | 2 (29) |
| Autism spectrum quotient, mean (SD) | 28 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 17 | 22.6 (7.9) | |
| Estimated IQ by JARTa, mean (SD) | 106 | 106 | 98 | 89 | 94 | 100 | 106 | 99.9 (6.2) | |
| Psychotropic drug, n (%) | — | — | X | X | X | X | X | 5 (71) | |
| Completer, n (%) | X | X | X | X | X | — | — | 5 (71) | |
aJART: Japanese Adult Reading Test.