Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants (n=244)
From: Enhancing quality of life in people with disordered eating using an online self-help programme
Variables | Participants with disordered eating (n=194) | Healthy controls (n=50) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Female | 191 | 98.5 | 45 | 90 |
 Male | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 10 |
Educational level | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No schooling | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
 Secondary | 62 | 32 | 4 | 8 |
 Tertiary | 128 | 66 | 45 | 90 |
 Unknown | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Single | 134 | 69.1 | 45 | 90 |
 Married | 32 | 16.5 | 5 | 10 |
 Cohabiting | 22 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 |
 Divorced | 5 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
 Widowed | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Full-time employment | 92 | 47.4 | 11 | 22 |
 Unemployed | 13 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
 Homemaker | 8 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 |
 Student | 81 | 41.8 | 39 | 78 |
Nationality/National group | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Australian | 142 | 73.2 | 3 | 6 |
 Chinese | 12 | 6.2 | 41 | 82 |
 Other Asian | 9 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
 European | 12 | 6.2 | 2 | 4 |
 New Zealander | 10 | 5.1 | 1 | 2 |
 Canadian | 4 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
 American | 4 | 2.1 | 2 | 4 |
 Others | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 |