Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of 56 included study participants
| Participant feature | ||
|---|---|---|
| N | % | |
| Eating disorder (ED) diagnostic status | ||
| Self-identified to have an ED | 40 | 71.4% |
| Respondents diagnosed with an ED by a professional | 16 | 28.6% |
| Total professional diagnoses | 26a | |
| Anorexia nervosa | 7 | 44% |
| Bulimia nervosa | 8 | 50% |
| Binge eating disorder | 5 | 31% |
| Orthorexia nervosa | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 31% |
| Range | Median (IQR) | |
| Current symptoms | ||
| EDE-QSb Global Score | 8–30 | 24 (6.25) |
| Days with deliberate limiting of food in past week | 0 to 6–7 | 6–7 (1–2 to 6–7) |
| Days with purging or laxative use in past week | 0 to6–7 | 0 (0 to 1–2) |
| Days with compulsive exercising in past week | 0 to 6–7 | 1–2 (0 to 3–5) |
| Days with sense of losing control over eating in past week | 0 to 6–7 | 3–5 (1–2 to 6–7) |
| Days with binge eating in past week | 0 to 6–7 | 1–2 (0 to 3–5) |
| HADSc- depression | 3–19 | 10.5 (2.5) |
| HADS - anxiety | 4–21 | 14.5 (5) |
a6 reported more than one diagnosis
bEDE-Q Eating Disorder Questionnaire Short 12-item
cHADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale