Table 3.
Adjusted Means of Objective and Subjective Social Support
| Number of Close Friends | Number of Close Relatives | Subjective Social Support | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SE | 95% CI | M | SE | 95% CI | M | SE | 95% CI | |
| No ED | 5.35 | 0.09 | 5.16, 5.53 | 5.91 | 0.13 | 5.65, 6.18 | 3.41 | 0.01 | 3.40, 3.43 |
| AN | 4.73 | 0.40 | 3.94, 5.51 | 6.66 | 0.91 | 4.86, 8.46 | 3.35 | 0.03 | 3.29, 3.41 |
| BN | 4.42 | 0.51 | 3.42, 5.43 | 3.87 | 0.77 | 2.35, 5.39 | 3.27 | 0.05 | 3.18, 3.37 |
| BED | 5.37 | 0.65 | 4.08, 6.67 | 5.57 | 0.64 | 4.30, 6.84 | 3.30 | 0.04 | 3.22, 3.38 |
Note. Age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, food stamps status were included as covariates. AN=anorexia nervosa; BN=bulimia nervosa BED=binge-eating disorder