Table 2:
Eating disorder (ED) symptoms by ED history and by comorbidity of depression/anxiety.
| Comorbidity | No ED | Past ED | Current ED | All participants | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=2,970 | n=436 | n=374 | n=3,780 | ||
| Age | Non | 28.79 (12.03)ab | 25.14 (6.53)a | 26.22 (10.19) | 28.53 (11.75)b |
| Only depression | 30.17 (12.64)b | 26.92 (7.71)ab | 28.56 (13.88) | 29.53 (12.64)b | |
| Only anxiety | 26.08 (9.87)a | 25.68 (6.54)a | 24.60 (9.57) | 25.57 (9.31)a | |
| Both | 27.98 (9.62)a | 27.47 (8.69)b | 24.17 (8.06) | 26.13 (8.91)a | |
| Test statistics | 5.32 p=.001 | 2.73 p=.043 | 2.29 p=.078 | 13.81 p<.001 | |
| Females %(n) | Non | 68.7 (1620)b | 89.8 (221) | 88.1 (111) | 71.5 (1952)a |
| Only depression | 62.1 (64)a | 85.7 (18) | 96.9 (31) | 72.4 (113)a | |
| Only anxiety | 78.7 (222)c | 89.2 (74) | 89.8 (79) | 82.8 (375)b | |
| Both | 77.4 (152)c | 95.3 (80) | 91.9 (114) | 85.6 (345)b | |
| Test statistics | 20.20 p<.001 | 3.07 p=.38 | 2.72 p=.44 | 55.4 p<.001 | |
| BMI | Non | 25.14 (6.53)a | 24.50 (6.57) | 27.16 (9.32) | 25.18 (6.71)a |
| Only depression | 26.92 (7.71)bc | 25.20 (5.74) | 27.73 (10.16) | 26.85 (8.04)a | |
| Only anxiety | 25.68 (6.54)a | 27.22 (23.72) | 25.66 (8.55) | 25.95 (11.81)ab | |
| Both | 27.47 (8.69)c | 25.81 (6.89) | 24.96 (7.79) | 26.36 (8.13)c | |
| Test statistics | 9.01 p<.001 | 1.11 p=.35 | 1.73 p=.16 | 5.19 p=.001 | |
| Eat-26 Total score | Non | 8.02 (8.26)a | 15.22 (11.73)ab | 21.20 (12.78)a | 9.27 (9.47)a |
| Only depression | 8.50 (6.73)a | 10.41 (8.14)a | 20.03 (11.69)a | 11.12 (9.30)b | |
| Only anxiety | 10.77 (10.26)b | 16.82 (12.01)bc | 26.44 (14.73)b | 14.94 (13.07)c | |
| Both | 11.32 (9.21)b | 18.51 (10.33)c | 31.50 (14.31)c | 19.08 (14.26)d | |
| Test statistics | 16.48 p<.001 | 3.66 p=.013 | 13.99 p<.001 | 125.2 p<.001 | |
| Eat-26 Dieting score | Non | 5.41 (5.83)a | 10.96 (8.59)bc | 13.71 (8.48)a | 6.29 (6.66)a |
| Only depression | 5.90 (5.55)a | 7.36 (5.84)ab | 13.56 (8.53)a | 7.67 (6.96)b | |
| Only anxiety | 7.42 (7.37)b | 11.42 (8.15)cd | 16.87 (9.49)b | 10.00 (8.77)c | |
| Both | 7.53 (6.74)b | 13.13 (7.58)d | 20.25 (8.45)c | 12.64 (9.29)d | |
| Test statistics | 15.4 p<.001 | 3.23 p=.022 | 13.33 p<.001 | 111.3 p<.001 | |
| Eat-26 Bulimia score | Non | 1.54 (2.19) | 1.98 (2.56) | 2.25 (3.30)a | 1.61 (2.29)a |
| Only depression | 1.31 (2.03) | .86 (1.36) | 1.44 (2.15)a | 1.27 (1.97)a | |
| Only anxiety | 1.77 (2.36) | 2.29 (2.78) | 3.88 (4.32)b | 2.27 (3.02)b | |
| Both | 1.84 (2.37) | 2.48 (3.01) | 4.57 (4.76)b | 2.82 (3.61)c | |
| Test statistics | 2.3 p=.075 | 2.46 p=.063 | 9.97 p<.001 | 125.2 p<.001 | |
| Eat-26 Oral control score | Non | 1.07 (2.20)a | 2.29 (3.04) | 5.24 (4.06)a | 1.37 (2.57)a |
| Only depression | 1.29 (1.88)ab | 2.18 (3.32) | 5.03 (3.71)a | 2.18 (2.95)b | |
| Only anxiety | 1.58 (2.61)bc | 3.11 (3.34) | 5.70 (4.08)ab | 2.66 (3.47)b | |
| Both | 1.95 (2.87)c | 2.90 (3.39) | 6.67 (4.09)b | 3.62 (3.98)c | |
| Test statistics | 12.3 p<.001 | 1.86 p=.136 | 3.16 p=.024 | 88.7 p<.001 |
Notes: Significant group differences appear in bold.
Different superscript letters indicate that post-hoc caparisons suggested that the absolute mean values differ significantly among each column (p < .05).