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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the ED-only, BDD, and healthy control groups

From: The presence, predictive utility, and clinical significance of body dysmorphic symptoms in women with eating disorders

 

BDD (n= 23)

ED-only (n= 61)

Healthy controls (n= 173)

  

Demographic

 

M (SD)

F ( df )

p

Age

41.14 (9.73)

38.85 (10.54)

37.42 (10.93)

1.37 (2, 252)

0.27

Body Mass Index

24.88 (3.55)

30.37 (9.43)

25.68 (5.25)

12.33 (2, 236)

<0.001

 

n (%)

χ 2 ( df )

p

Education Level

   

7.73 (12)

0.81

High school

6 (26.1)

11 (18.0)

20 (11.6)

  

Non graduate higher education

2 (8.7)

9 (14.8)

20 (11.6)

  

Graduate

10 (43.5)

22 (36.1)

87 (50.3)

  

Post graduate

5 (21.7)

19 (31.1)

46 (26.6)

  

Marital Status

   

3.83 (8)

0.87

Single

10 (43.4)

18 (29.5)

58 (33.5)

  

Married / Defacto

13 (56.6)

43 (70.5)

115 (66.5)

  
  1. ED = eating disorder, BDD = body dysmorphic disorder.