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Table 1. Participant characteristics (N = 124).

	Current sample	Normative data
Age M (SD); (range)	22.0 (2.3); (18 –25)	N/A
BMI M (SD); (range)	22.2 (5.4); (17.8 –39.7)	18.5 –24.9
EDEQ Total M (SD); (range)	0.6 (0.6); (0.0 –2.46)	<2.5¹
HADS Anxiety M (SD); (range)	3.3 (2.8); (0.0 –13.0)	0 –7
HADS Depression M (SD); (range)	2.2 (2.5); (0.0 –14.0)	0 –7
BES M (SD); (range)	26.1 (11.6); (3.0 –62.0)	Mean = 27.9 (SD = 11.3)²
Employment status N (%)	Full-time student: 70 (56.5%) Full-time employment: 18 (14.5%) Student in part-time employment: 16 (12.9%) Part-time employment: 8 (6.5%) Unemployment: 6 (4.8%) Student in full-time employment: 1 (0.8%) Did not disclose: 5 (4.0%)	N/A
Level of education N (%)	A Level, NVQ or equivalent qualification: 47 (37.9%) Undergraduate degree: 40 (32.3%) Postgraduate degree: 28 (22.6%) BTEC or equivalent Diploma: 3 (2.4%) O Level or General Certificate of Secondary education: 1 (0.8%) No qualifications: 1 (0.8%) Did not disclose: 3 (2.4%)	N/A
Marital status N (%)	Single: 105 (84.7%) Domestic partnership: 14 (11.3%) Married: 1 (0.8%) In a relationship: 1 (0.8%) Did not disclose: 3 (2.4%)	N/A
Ethnicity N (%)	White: 71 (57.3%) Asian: 29 (23.4%) Mixed: 9 (7.3%) Black: 8 (6.5%) Middle Eastern: 4 (3.2%) Did not disclose: 3 (2.4%)	N/A

Notes.

(Rø, Reas & Stedal, 2015) recommended using EDEQ total score above 2.5 as an indicator of clinical significance.

the mean is based on what was reported in the initial validation of the scale among healthy people (Rimes & Chalder, 2010).