TABLE 1.
Demographic and clinical data of participants.
| Variables | Bulimia nervosa (n = 29) | Healthy control (n = 29) | Statistics |
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| t | p | |||
| Age (y) | 22.6 ± 3.4 | 23.6 ± 1.2 | −1.518 | 0.138 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 19.5 ± 2.6 | 20.0 ± 1.7 | −0.796 | 0.430 |
| Education (y) | 15.8 ± 2.4 | 15.6 ± 2.4 | 0.222 | 0.825 |
| DEBQ-Emotional | 48.3 ± 11.0 | 28.2 ± 11.7 | 6.752 | 0.000* |
| DEBQ-Externality | 35.1 ± 6.5 | 32.0 ± 6.2 | 1.866 | 0.067 |
| DEBQ-Restraint | 37.6 ± 6.8 | 22.9 ± 5.9 | 8.748 | 0.000* |
| EDI-BN | 35.0 ± 5.3 | 1.8 ± 2.3 | 30.842 | 0.000* |
| EAT | 42.9 ± 11.6 | 12.8 ± 8.5 | 11.296 | 0.000* |
| BDI | 18.2 ± 4.2 | 3.6 ± 2.7 | 15.740 | 0.000* |
| SAS | 54.9 ± 12.3 | 33.8 ± 8.4 | 7.613 | 0.000* |
In BN group, the age ranged from 16 to 29 years, and the duration of the disorder ranged from 12 months to 20 months. Data presented as the mean ± SD, *P < 0.05. DEBQ, Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire; EDI, Eating Disorders Inventory; EAT, eating attitude test; BDI, Beck depression inventory; SAS, self-anxiety scale.