Table 2.
Baseline self-report questionnaire scores for the whole sample and for the diagnostic groups
| Values | Whole sample N = 150 |
AN n = 99 |
BN n = 32 |
OSFED n = 19 |
F-value p-value |
Bonferroni (post hoc) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
|
EDE-Q global score (n = 75) Range |
4.3 (1.2) 0.6–5.9 |
4.1 (1.4) 0.6–5.7 |
5.0 (0.8) 2.8–5.9 |
4.5 (0.9) 2.6–5.8 |
3.41* | AN vs BN* |
|
EDI-2 sum score (n = 143) Range |
112.2 (40.2) 19–213 |
105.0 (37.6) 19–198 |
133.9 (44.6) 50–213 |
112.6 (33.7) 37–157 |
6.54** | AN vs BN** |
|
EDI-2 symptom scale (n = 143) Range |
39.7 (13.4) 8–69 |
36.5 (12.4) 8–66 |
49.1 (13.7) 23–69 |
40.7 (10.9) 14–51 |
12.09*** | AN vs BN*** |
|
EDI-2 psychological scale (n = 143) Range |
72.5 (31.6) 10–164 |
68.4 (30.4) 10–164 |
84.8 (34.4) 15–150 |
71.9 (27.8) 145–114 |
3.25* | AN vs BN* |
|
BDI-II sum score (n = 139) Range |
31.6 (11.1) 2–58 |
29.7 (10.4) 2–50 |
35.3 (12.2) 12–56 |
35.0 (10.4) 19–58 |
4.14* | AN vs BN* |
|
SCL-90-R total score (n = 144) Range |
1.7 (0.7) 0.2–3.3 |
1.6 (0.7) 0.2–3.2 |
2.0 (0.7) 0.7–3.3 |
1.8 (0.6) 0.6–2.6 |
3.79* | AN vs BN* |
|
CIP total score (n = 144) Range |
1.6 (0.6) 0.1–3.2 |
1.5 (0.6) 0.1–2.9 |
1.9 (0.6) 0.4–3.2 |
1.6 (0.05) 0.8–2.7 |
5.23** | AN vs BN** |
Notes: One-way analyses of variance (ANOVA) were performed between diagnostic groups, EDE-Q df (2, 72), EDI-2 df (2, 140), BDI-II df (2, 136), SCL-90, and CIP df (2, 141. Bonferroni post hoc test; significant relationships are reported
Due to low numbers, three participants with a binge eating disorder (BED) diagnosis were included in the OSFED group
Abbreviations: AN anorexia nervosa, BN bulimia nervosa, OSFED other specified feeding or eating disorder, EDE-Q Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire, EDI Eating Disorder Inventory, BDI Beck Depression Inventory, SCL Symptom Checklist, CIP Circumplex of Interpersonal Problems
P value: * p < .05; ** p < .01; *** p < .001