Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the two goups
| Before | After | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 86 | 62 | |||
| median | (range) | median | (range) | ||
| Age (year) | 22.5 | (11.0 – 68.0) | 19.0 | (10.0 – 64.0) | 0.0187 |
| Duration of illness (year) | 3.5 | (0.1 - 48.2) | 1.4 | (0.1 - 25.7) | 0.0049 |
| Age of onset | 16.5 | (14.0 – 21.0) | 15.5 | (11.0 – 19.25) | n.s. |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 15.3 | (10.0 - 42.3) | 15.1 | (10.1 - 29.1) | n.s. |
| ED diagnosis | |||||
| n | percentage | n | percentage | ||
| AN | |||||
| restricting | 40 | 46.5 | 34 | 54.8 | |
| binge eating / purging | 18 | 20.9 | 10 | 18.9 | |
| BN | 18 | 20.9 | 10 | 16.1 | |
| ARFID | 3 | 3.5 | 5 | 8.1 | |
| BED | 6 | 7.0 | 1 | 1.6 | |
| OSFED | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.6 | |
| UFED | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.4 | |
ED: eating disorder, AN: anorexia nervosa, BN: bulimia nervosa, ARFID: avoidant / restrictive food intake disorder, OSFED: other specified feeding or eating disorder, UFED: unspecified feeding or eating disorder, range: interquartile range