Table 1.
Demographic Information at assessment
| Age | 15.02 years (sd = 1.52, range = 11–18) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| - Female | 94.62% (n = 123) |
| - Male | 5.38% (n = 7) |
| Referral Source | |
| - Outpatient | 86.92% (n = 113) |
| - Inpatient | 13.08% (n = 17) |
| - Paediatric Admission | 5.38% (n = 7) |
| - Adolescent Psychiatric Unit | 3.85% (n = 5) |
| - Specialist Eating Disorder Unit | 3.85% (n = 5) |
| Primary diagnosis at assessment | |
| - Anorexia nervosa | 93.13% (n = 122) |
| - Restrictive subtype | 83.84% (n = 109) |
| - Binge-purge subtype | 4.61% (n = 6) |
| - Atypical anorexia nervosa | 5.38% (n = 7) |
| - Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorder (OSFED) | 6.15% (n = 8) |
| Comorbid diagnoses predicted at assessment | |
| - Major Depressive Disorder | 41.54% (n = 54) |
| - OCD | 10.00% (n = 13) |
| - Anxiety disorder (> 1 diagnosed) | 46.92% (n = 61) |
| - Generalised Anxiety Disorder | 36.15% (n = 47) |
| - Social Phobia | 24.62% (n = 32) |
| - Separation Anxiety | 6.15% (n = 8) |
| - PTSD | 1.54% (n = 2) |
| - Panic Disorder | 6.92% (n = 9) |
| - Specific Phobia | 13.08% (n = 17) |
| - Agoraphobia | 3.85% (n = 5) |
| - ASD | 0.77% (n = 1) |
| - Missing | 6.92% (n = 9) |
| Number of comorbidities predicted at assessment | |
| - 1 or more | 57.69% (n = 75) |
| - 2 or more | 38.46% (n = 50) |
| - 3 or more | 23.85% (n = 31) |
Abbreviations: OCD obsessive compulsive disorder, PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder, ASD autism spectrum disorder