TABLE 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants in the eating disorder and healthy control groups. Means (M), SD, Mann–Whitney test values, p values and effect sizes (rank‐biserial correlations) are presented
| Eating disorder group (n = 78) M (SD) | Healthy controls groups (n = 66) M (SD) | Statistic test (W) | p | Rank‐Biserial correlation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 26.14 (7.46) | 27.43 (8.57) | 2,508.5 | .938 | −.01 |
| Body mass index | 18.59 (4.26) | 21.44 (2.41) | 3,787.5 | <.001 | .48 |
| Education, years | 16.01 (2.90) | 17.02 (2.19) | 3,113 | .025 | .22 |
| Months of unemployment | 7.85 (22.87) | 0.35 (1.71) | 2,223 | .021 | −.13 |
| EDE‐Q restraint eating | 3.27 (1.66) | .41 (0.50) | 427 | <.001* | −.83 |
| EDE‐Q eating concern | 3.18 (1.44) | .17 (0.33) | 183.5 | <.001* | −.93 |
| EDE‐Q shape concern | 4.36 (1.71) | .73 (0.71) | 326 | <.001* | −.87 |
| EDE‐Q weight concern | 3.74 (1.80) | .43 (.60) | 448 | <.001* | −.82 |
| SELSA‐S romantic | 4.59 (1.88) | 3.14 (2.01) | 1,512 | <.001* | −.41 |
| SELSA‐S family | 3.60 (0.88) | 2.69 (0.73) | 1,044 | <.001* | −.59 |
| SELSA‐S social | 4.07 (1.61) | 2.24 (1.12) | 940.5 | <.001* | −.63 |
Abbreviations: EDE‐Q, Eating Disorders Examination—Questionnaire; SELSA: Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults.
*
Significant results following Bonferroni corrections.