Table 1.
Clinical profiles of the 42 patients
| BN | AN-BP | AN-R | BED | Kruskal-Wallis analyses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 23 | n = 8 | n = 6 | n = 5 | H | Multiple Comparisons by Steel-Dwass | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
| Illness duration (years) | 6.4 (5.8) | 10.0 (6.7) | 1.9 (1.7) | 4.6 (3.7) | 8.2* | AN-BP > AN-R |
| BMI | 20.4 (2.4) | 17.0 (0.7) | 15.6 (1.5) | 24.3 (7.0) | 26.3** | BN > AN-BP,BN > AN-R, AN-BP < BED, AN-R < BED |
| Age (years) | 27.0 (7.0) | 28.1 (7.0) | 18.6 (4.8) | 28.7 (11.2) | 8.3* | N.S |
| EDE-Q | ||||||
| Diagnosis | 74.5 (40.8) | 78.8 (39.4) | 15.2 (11.5) | 62.2 (45.8) | 12.8** | BN > AN-R, AN-BP > AN-R |
| Restricting | 3.4 (1.7) | 5.2 (1.0) | 2.4 (1.5) | 4.0 (1.6) | 10.7* | AN-BP > AN-R |
| Eating concern | 3.4 (1.5) | 4.9 (0.6) | 2.0 (1.4) | 3.8 (1.9) | 10.9* | AN-BP > AN-R |
| Weight | 4.4 (1.4) | 5.4 (0.6) | 2.6 (1.9) | 5.2 (0.5) | 10.2* | AN-BP > AN-R |
| Shape | 4.6 (1.4) | 5.1 (0.7) | 2.8 (1.8) | 5.3 (0.5) | 6.6 | N.S |
| Global Score | 3.9 (1.3) | 5.0 (0.5) | 2.4 (1.6) | 4.5 (0.9) | 10.5* | AN-BP > AN-R |
| AQ | ||||||
| Total score | 22.1 (6.4) | 25.3 (4.8) | 26.0 (7.5) | 32.4 (6.2) | 7.6 | N.S |
| Social skills | 4.7 (2.5) | 5.1 (2.6) | 5.7 (3.6) | 8.0 (1.0) | 7.8* | N.S |
| Attention Switching | 5.7 (1.9) | 7.1 (1.6) | 6.2 (1.8) | 6.4 (1.5) | 2.9 | N.S |
| Attention to detail | 3.5 (2.0) | 5.3 (3.3) | 4.0 (1.7) | 7.6 (2.5) | 9.4* | BN < BED |
| Communication | 3.8 (2.3) | 4.4 (1.1) | 6.0 (2.1) | 6.2 (1.3) | 8.7* | N.S |
| Imagination | 4.4 (2.0) | 3.4 (1.8) | 4.2 (1.5) | 4.2 (2.2) | 2.2 | N.S |
BN Bulimia Nervosa, AN-BP Anorexia Nervosa Binge Purging, AN-R Anorexia Nervosa Restricting, BED Binge Eating Disorder, BMI Body Mass Index, EDE-Q Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire, AQ Autism Spectrum Quotient
**p < 0.01, *p < 0.05