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Table 2 Comparison of health assessment scores of participants with disordered eating and healthy controls at baseline using the Mann–Whitney U test

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)

Z

P value

 

(M)

(SD)

(M)

(SD)

  

SCOFF score

3.36

0.95

0.63

0.83

−10.45

<0.001

EDE-Q5 (global score)

4.47

0.97

0.92

0.78

−10.58

<0.001

 Dietary restraint

4.08

1.24

0.55

0.75

−10.44

<0.001

 Eating concern

4.15

1.25

0.42

0.59

−10.61

<0.001

 Shape concern

4.91

1.15

1.70

1.27

−9.89

<0.001

 Weight concern

4.66

1.24

1.25

1.20

−9.94

<0.001

SF-36v2*

52.40

16.14

75.82

11.89

−8.14

<0.001

PCS

65.35

18.20

79.26

11.74

−4.97

<0.001

 Physical functioning

84.66

18.10

89.80

16.57

−2.32

0.021

 Physical role functioning

67.05

28.75

85.64

17.46

−4.22

<0.001

 Bodily pain

64.71

23.81

82.12

20.95

−4.66

<0.001

 General health

44.98

23.42

59.48

19.26

−4.02

<0.001

MCS

39.45

18.27

72.38

16.05

−8.74

<0.001

 Vitality

31.18

19.25

57.72

18.04

−7.38

<0.001

 Social functioning

40.74

26.17

83.58

19.32

−8.59

<0.001

 Emotional rolefunctioning

45.45

26.43

80.52

19.69

−7.55

<0.001

 Mental health

40.44

18.60

67.70

20.18

−7.39

<0.001

EDI-3

16.29

4.11

6.70

2.78

−9.99

<0.001

 Drive for thinness

22.42

5.40

5.80

5.48

−9.89

<0.001

 Bulimia

16.50

9.43

3.74

3.52

−7.86

<0.001

 Body dissatisfaction

29.75

8.46

14.15

8.90

−8.15

<0.001

 Low self-esteem

15.19

5.49

5.35

3.59

−8.99

<0.001

 Personal alienation

15.06

5.88

6.00

4.95

−8.02

<0.001

 Interpersonal insecurity

13.96

5.86

6.28

4.33

−7.32

<0.001

 Interpersonal alienation

12.53

5.46

5.74

3.86

−7.18

<0.001

 Interoceptive deficits

19.17

7.67

6.30

5.65

−8.56

<0.001

 Emotional dysregulation

10.22

6.64

4.61

3.99

−5.51

<0.001

 Perfectionism

14.51

6.20

7.09

4.58

−6.86

<0.001

 Asceticism

13.78

5.74

4.17

2.74

−9.09

<0.001

 Maturity fears

12.37

7.33

11.20

5.10

−0.71

0.478

BDI-II

32.51

13.28

7.19

7.94

−9.41

<0.001

BAI

19.66

12.10

4.71

4.05

−8.82

<0.001

MSCARED #

2.89

0.98

0

0

−11.00

<0.001

  1. SCOFF, The SCOFF Questionnaire; EDE-Q5, Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire version 5.
  2. SF-36v2*, Mean score of physical and mental health domains of the 36-item Short Form Health Survey version 2.
  3. PCS, SF-36 Physical Component Summary scale; MCS, SF-36 Mental Component Summary scale.
  4. EDI-3, Eating Disorder Inventory version 3; BDI-II, Beck Depression Inventory version 2.
  5. BAI, Beck Anxiety Inventory.
  6. MSCARED, The Motivational Stages of Change for Adolescents Recovering from an Eating Disorder.
  7. # Motivational stages of change.
  8. 0=Not applicable, 1=Pre-contemplation, 2=Contemplation, 3=Preparation, 4=Action, 5=Maintenance, 6=Recovery.
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