Table 2.
Eating and general psychopathology, stages of change, and quality of life across groups of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) showing short, medium, or long duration of illness.
| Total sample inpatients with AN n = 169 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <3 years | ≥3 and <7 years | ≥7 years | Test statistics | |||
| Short duration (SD-AN) n = 76 | Medium duration (MD-AN) n = 47 | Long duration (LD-AN) n = 46 | ||||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | F | p | Sheffè post hoc | |
| EDI-2 | ||||||
| Drive for thinness | 12.8 (7.9) | 10.8 (7.9) | 11.4 (7.9) | 0.86 | 0.426 | – |
| Bulimia | 2.2 (3.5) | 3.3 (4.9) | 5.1 (6.6) | 4.2 | 0.017 | SD-AN = MD-AN |
| MD-AN = LD-AN | ||||||
| SD-AN < LD-AN | ||||||
| Body dissatisfaction | 13.7 (6.7) | 13.4 (6.9) | 14.5 (7) | 0.29 | 0.75 | – |
| EDE-Q | ||||||
| Restraint | 3.3 (1.9) | 2.7 (2) | 3.1 (2.2) | 0.91 | 0.407 | – |
| Eating concern | 3.1 (1.5) | 2.7 (1.6) | 2.7 (1.9) | 0.81 | 0.447 | – |
| Shape concern | 3.9 (1.7) | 4.1 (1.7) | 3.7 (1.8) | 0.54 | 0.585 | – |
| Weight concern | 3.5 (1.8) | 5.6 (1.6) | 3.2 (1.9) | 0.37 | 0.694 | – |
| Total | 3.4 (1.6) | 3.2 (1.6) | 3.2 (1.8) | 0.38 | 0.68 | – |
| BSQ | 102 (43.7) | 113.6 (42.7) | 113.3 (54.1) | 0.35 | 0.702 | – |
| STAI | ||||||
| State | 54.3 (14.8) | 53.7 (13.9) | 54.4 (13.7) | 0.03 | 0.968 | – |
| Trait | 55.9 (15.3) | 58.6 (11.4) | 59.7 (11.9) | 1.1 | 0.338 | – |
| HAM-A | 19.9 (7.2) | 17.8 (6.6) | 18.8 (6.4) | 1.198 | 0.305 | |
| BDI | 16.2 (8.4) | 16.8 (7.3) | 15.2 (8.1) | 0.39 | 0.681 | – |
| HAM-D | 20.3 (7.4) | 18.5 (7.5) | 17.7 (7.5) | 1.718 | 0.183 | |
| ANSOCQ | 2.6 (0.9) | 2.7 (0.7) | 2.6 (0.8) | 0.24 | 0.788 | – |
| EQ-5D | ||||||
| Index | 0.4 (0.5) | 0.5 (0.4) | 0.4 (0.6) | 0.46 | 0.630 | – |
| EQ5D-VAS | 53.9 (24.7) | 46.7 (20.1) | 44.8 (24.6) | 2.1 | 0.132 | – |
Abbreviations: ANSOCQ, Anorexia Nervosa Stages of Change Questionnaire; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; BSQ, Body Shape Questionnaire; EDE-Q, Eating Disorders Examination-Questionnaire; EDI-2, Eating Disorder Inventory-2; EQ-5D, EuroQoL Health Questionnaire/Visual Analogue Scale; HAM-A, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale; HAM-D, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; STAI, State Trait Anxiety Inventory.