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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample – continuous variables

From: Medication and psychotherapy in eating disorders: is there a gap between research and practice?

 

AN

 

AN-sub-threshold

 

BN

 

BN-sub-threshold

 

Total

 
 

(N = 44)

(N = 30)

(N = 126)

(N = 53)

(N = 253)

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Age

28.0

10.3

26.3

9.4

26.1

8.5

29.4

12.3

27.1

9.8

Body Mass Index

15.8

1.2

20.2

6.1

23.1

8.1

22.8

6.8

21.4

7.3

EAT

49.4

13.3

46.8

14.7

42.6

14.0

33.5

18.4

42.4

15.8

EDE-Q

4.6

1.1

4.8

0.9

4.8

0.9

3.7

1.6

4.6

1.2

HADS-depression

11.0

4.5

10.6

4.3

10.0

4.6

8.9

4.9

10.0

4.6

HADS-anxiety

15.1

4.4

14.6

3.6

14.0

3.9

13.3

4.8

14.1

4.2

Duration of ED (years)

13.3

9.4

9.3

7.5

10.6

9.0

12.5

9.4

11.3

9.4

  1. Key: AN Anorexia Nervosa, AN-sub-threshold, BN Bulimia Nervosa, BN-sub-threshold, EAT Eating Attitudes Test, EDE-Q Eating Disorder Examination – Questionnaire, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale