Table 1.
Descriptive of the sample.
| Without A/DA | With A/DA | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 118 | n = 27 | |||||
| n | % | n | % | |||
| Sex | Women | 88 | 74.6% | 20 | 74.1% | 0.957 |
| Men | 30 | 25.4% | 7 | 25.9% | ||
| ED subtype | Anorexia restrictive | 49 | 41.5% | 8 | 29.6% | 0.751 |
| Anorexia binge/purge | 20 | 16.9% | 6 | 22.2% | ||
| Bulimia | 21 | 17.8% | 7 | 25.9% | ||
| Binge eating disorder | 18 | 15.3% | 4 | 14.8% | ||
| Other specified feeding eating dis. | 10 | 8.5% | 2 | 7.4% | ||
| Education | Primary | 30 | 25.4% | 10 | 37.0% | 0.438 |
| Secondary | 52 | 44.1% | 11 | 40.7% | ||
| University | 36 | 30.5% | 6 | 22.2% | ||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p | ||
| Age (years-old) | 30.30 | 10.13 | 30.56 | 11.22 | 0.907 | |
| Onset of the ED (years-old) | 22.94 | 8.99 | 21.59 | 9.83 | 0.491 | |
| Duration of the ED (years) | 7.36 | 7.58 | 8.96 | 6.72 | 0.312 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.70 | 8.47 | 22.50 | 8.87 | 0.663 | |
| Other impulsive behaviours | n | % | n | % | p | |
| Binges episodes | 46 | 39.3% | 16 | 59.3% | 0.049 * | |
| Theft | 18 | 15.3% | 9 | 33.3% | 0.029 * | |
| Kleptomania | 2 | 1.7% | 3 | 11.1% | 0.045 * | |
| Compulsive buying | 10 | 8.5% | 6 | 22.2% | 0.040 * | |
A/DA: alcohol and/or drugs abuse symptoms. ED: eating disorder. BMI: body mass index. SD: standard deviation. *: significant comparison (0.05 level).