Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients by eating disorder diagnosis

  Age (years) (SD)

11.1 (1.7)*

14.0 (1.5)

14.9 (1.1)

14.2 (1.7)

<0.0001

  % MBW (SD)

87.1 (13.0)

82.6 (9.2)

108.1 (19.5)*

93.2 (6.8)

<0.0001

  % Body Weight Lost (SD)

10.5 (8.4)

18.5 (10.2)*

6.4 (6.5)

14.8 (12.2)

<0.0001

  Length of illness (months) (SD)

9.8 (13.2)

8.6 (7.9)

15.9 (11.9)

9.8 (4.9)

N.S.

  % Female

79.5

95.7

100

90.5

0.008

  % Male

20.5*

4.3

0

9.5

Symptoms & Features (%)

  Enteral Supplement Use

46*

20

0

0

<0.0001

  Purge-vomit

0

6

95*

38

<0.0001

  Excessive exercise

15*

68

65

52

<0.0001

  Food allergy

20

5

10

5

N.S.

  Fear of choking or vomiting

44*

1

0

0

<0.0001

  Sensory issues

26*

1

0

0

<0.0001

  Recent medical specialist consult

46

19

20

33

N.S.

Psychiatric comorbidities (%)

  Mood disorder

33*

48

80

76

<0.0001

  Anxiety disorder

72*

37

25

14

<0.0001

  Autism Spectrum Disorder

13*

0

0

0

0.001

  Attention Deficit Disorder

4*

0

1

1

N.S.

  Learning Disorder

10*

2

2

0

<0.0001

  Cognitive impairment

26*

2

10

0

<0.0001