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Table 3 Descriptive characteristics of items that differ significantly between groups

From: Socio-cultural context of eating disorders in Poland

Item

NOR

ANR

ANBP

BUL

EDNOS

p value*

3

2.96 ± 1.45

3.07 ± 1.60

3.36 ± 1.45

4.03 ± 1.66

3.33 ± 1.68

NOR–BN p = .030

3 (2–4)

3 (2–4)

3 (2–5)

4 (2.5–6)

3.5 (2–5)

1–6

1–6

1–6

1–6

1–6

5

3.78 ± 1.41

3.17 ± 1.27

2.53 ± 1.25

2.71 ± 1.53

2.72 ± 1.45

NOR–BN p = .005

NOR–ANBP p = .033

4 (3–5)

3 (2–4)

3 (1–4)

3 (1–4)

3 (1–4)

1–6

1–6

1–4

1–6

1–6

6

3.14 ± 1.42

2.74 ± 1.35

3.67 ± 1.29

3.61 ± 1.45

3.94 ± 1.52

NOR–BN p = .005

NOR–ANBP p = .033

3 (2–4)

2.5 (2–4)

4 (3–5)

3 (2–5)

4 (3–5)

1–6

1–6

1–6

1–6

1–6

7

4.49 ± 1.52

5.30 ± 1.04

5.0 ± 1.25

5.45 ± 0.77

5.28 ± 0.75

NOR–ANR p = .010

NOR–BN p = .011

5 (3–6)

6 (5–6)

5 (5–6)

6 (5–6)

5 (5–6)

1–6

2–6

1–6

3–6

4–6

9

4.07 ± 1.52

4.72 ± 1.22

5.33 ± 1.05

5.45 ± 1.09

4.94 ± 1.47

NOR–ANBP p = .010

NOR–BN p < .001

4 (3–5)

5 (4–6)

6 (5–6)

6 (5–6)

5.5 (4–6)

1–6

2–6

3–6

1–6

1–6

10

2.58 ± 1.53

3.17 ± 1.56

3.53 ± 1.46

4.26 ± 1.69

3.67 ± 1.24

NOR–BN p < .001

2 (1–4)

3 (2–4)

4 (3–5)

5 (3–6)

3.5 (3–4.25)

1–6

1–6

1–6

1–6

2–6

12

3.38 ± 1.64

3.19 ± 1.76

5.07 ± 1.39

4.84 ± 1.44

4.67 ± 1.50

ANR–BN p = .001

ANR–ANBP p = .002

ANR-EDNOS p = .026

NOR–BN p = .001

NOR–ANBP p = .004

NOR-EDNOS p = .043

3 (2–5)

3 (1–5)

6 (5–6)

5 (4–6)

5 (4–6)

1–6

1–6

2–6

1–6

1–6

13

3.77 ± 1.40

3.28 ± 1.52

5.07 ± 1.39

4.03 ± 1.56

4.44 ± 1.58

ANR-EDNOS p = .048

4 (3–5)

3 (2–4)

6 (5–6)

4 (3–5)

5 (3.75–6)

1–6

1–6

2–6

1–6

1–6

14

2.78 ± 1.19

2.58 ± 1.22

3.73 ± 1.67

4.0 ± 1.59

4.28 ± 1.41

ANR–BN p = .001

ANR–EDNOS p = .001

NOR–BN p = .002

NOR–EDNOS p = .002

3 (2–4)

3 (2–3)

3 (2–5)

4 (3–5)

4 (3–6)

1–6

1–5

1–6

1–6

1–6

16

3.46 ± 1.75

2.50 ± 1.49

4.07 ± 1.79

4.74 ± 1.46

4.50 ± 1.79

ANR–NOR p = .049

ANR–ANBP p = .037

ANR–EDNOS p = .001

ANR–BN p < .001

NOR–BN p = .010

3 (2–5)

2 (1–4)

4 (2–6)

5 (4–6)

5 (3.5–6)

1–6

1–6

1–6

1–6

1–6

17

2.91 ± 1.69

3.10 ± 1.99

4.13 ± 1.41

4.29 ± 1.72

3.82 ± 1.85

NOR–BN p = .005

3 (1–4)

3 (1–5)

4 (3–6)

4 (3–6)

4 (2–5.5)

1–6

1–6

2–6

1–6

1–6

18

3.42 ± 1.72

3.09 ± 1.57

4.73 ± 1.53

4.77 ± 1.67

4.72 ± 1.74

ANR–ANBP p = .017

ANR–BN p < .001

ANR-EDNOS p = .008

NOR–BN p = .002

NOR-EDNOS p = .043

3 (2–5)

3 (1–4)

5 (4–6)

6 (4–6)

5.5 (3–6)

1–6

1–6

1–6

1–6

1–6

20

2.78 ± 1.45

2.14 ± 1.52

2.0 ± 1.0

1.77 ± 1.04

1.94 ± 1.09

NOR–BN p = .006

NOR–ANR p = .044

3 (2–4)

1 (1–3)

2 (1–3)

1 (1–2.25)

2 (1–3)

1–6

1–6

1–4

1–4

1–4

24

3.961.45

4.60 ± 1.50

4.80 ± 1.37

5.13 ± 1.31

4.83 ± 1.54

NOR–BN p = .001

4 (3–5)

5 (3–6)

5 (4–6)

6 (5–6)

5.5 (4–6)

1–6

1–6

1–6

1–6

1–6

28

3.13 ± 1.39

4.09 ± 1.56

3.47 ± 1.13

3.65 ± 1.52

3.44 ± 1.50

NOR–ANR p = .009

3 (2–4)

4 (3–6)

4 (2–4)

4 (2–5)

3.5 (2–4.25)

1–6

1–6

2–5

1–6

1–6

29

3.62 ± 1.23

5.0 ± 1.16

5.13 ± 0.99

4.39 ± 1.26

4.89 ± 1.41

NOR–EDNOS p = .002

NOR–ANR p < .001

NOR–ANBP p = .001

4 (3–4.5)

5 (4–6)

5 (4–6)

4 (3–6)

5.5 (4–6)

1–6

1–6

3–6

2–6

1–6

30

3.90 ± 1.31

4.12 ± 1.55

5.33 ± 0.90

5.32 ± 0.95

4.67 ± 1.41

NOR–BN p < .001

NOR–ANBP p = .002

ANR–BN p = .003

ANR–ANBP p = .039

4 (3–5)

4 (3–6)

6 (5–6)

6 (5–6)

5 (4–6)

1–6

1–6

3–6

3–6

1–6

31

3.59 ± 1.35

2.98 ± 1.42

2.93 ± 1.34

3.16 ± 1.53

2.39 ± 1.46

NOR–EDNOS p = .014

4 (2.5–5)

3 (2–4)

3 (2–3)

3 (2–4)

2 (1–4)

1–6

1–6

1–6

1–6

1–5

33

3.67 ± 1.56

3.33 ± 1.60

4.33 ± 1.80

4.39 ± 1.61

4.61 ± 1.46

ANR-EDNOS p = .048

3 (3–5)

3 (2–5)

5 (3–6)

5 (3–6)

5 (4–6)

1–6

1–6

1–6

1–6

1–5

35

3.49 ± 1.67

4.16 ± 1.60

4.73 ± 1.39

4.57 ± 1.52

4.33 ± 1.78

NOR–BN p = .030

3 (2–5)

4 (3–6)

5 (4–6)

5 (3–6)

5 (2.75–6)

1–6

1–6

2–6

1–6

1–6

36

4.51 ± 1.19

4.86 ± 1.22

5.33 ± 0.90

5.33 ± 0.96

5.11 ± 1.13

NOR–BN p = .005

5 (4–5)

5 (4–6)

6 (5–6)

6 (5–6)

5.5 (4.75–6)

1–6

1–6

3–6

2–6

3–6

37

3.19 ± 1.46

3.40 ± 1.28

3.93 ± 1.39

4.17 ± 1.20

3.78 ± 1.48

NOR–BN p = .026

3 (2–4)

4 (2–4)

4 (3–5)

4 (3–5)

4 (2.75–5)

1–6

1–6

1–6

2–6

1–6

39

2.73 ± 1.26

3.86 ± 1.34

4.80 ± 1.27

3.87 ± 1.57

4.50 ± 1.25

NOR–BN p = .006

NOR–ANR p = .001

NOR–EDNOS p < .001

NOR–ANBP p < .001

3 (2–3)

4 (3–5)

5 (4–6)

4 (2–5)

4.5 (3.75–6)

1–6

1–6

2–6

1–6

2–6

41

3.78 ± 1.26

4.02 ± 1.35

4.27 ± 1.62

4.73 ± 1.39

4.50 ± 1.43

NOR–BN p = .009

4 (3–5)

4 (3–5)

5 (3–6)

5 (3–6)

5 (3.75–5.25)

1–6

1–6

1–6

1–6

1–6

42

2.88 ± 1.33

5.02 ± 1.24

5.47 ± 1.13

5.47 ± 1.04

5.06 ± 1.39

NOR–EDNOS p < .001

NOR–ANR p < .001

NOR–ANBP p < .001

NOR–BN p < .001

3 (2–4)

6 (4–6)

6 (5–6)

6 (5–6)

6 (4.75–6)

1–6

2–6

2–6

2–6

2–6

53

3.11 ± 1.26

3.33 ± 1.24

3.80 ± 1.08

4.17 ± 1.28

3.67 ± 1.46

NOR–BN p = .004

3 (2–4)

3 (2–4)

4 (3–5)

4 (3–5)

4 (2–5)

1–6

1–6

2–6

2–6

1–6

55

2.38 ± 1.52

4.05 ± 1.55

4.53 ± 1.46

4.13 ± 1.66

4.06 ± 1.70

NOR–EDNOS p = .003

NOR–ANR p < .001

NOR–BN p < .001

NOR–ANBP p < .001

2 (1–3.5)

4 (3–5)

5 (4–6)

5 (3–5.25)

3.5 (3–6)

1–6

1–6

2–6

1–6

1–6

61

3.99 ± 1.48

4.78 ± 1.28

4.0 ± 1.62

4.77 ± 1.04

4.94 ± 0.94

NOR–ANR p =,027

4 (3–5)

5 (4–6)

4 (3–5.25)

5 (4–6)

5 (4.75–6)

1–6

1–6

1–6

3–6

3–6

62

1.78 ± 1.22

2.21 ± 1.47

2.47 ± 1.51

3.13 ± 1.85

2.56 ± 1.62

NOR–BN p = .002

1 (1–2)

2 (1–3)

2 (1–4)

3 (1–5)

2 (1–4)

1–6

1–6

1–6

1–6

1–4

  1. Quantitative data are presented as mean ± SD, median (interquartile range) and min–max value
  2. Abbreviations: NOR controls, ANR anorexia nervosa, ANBP anorexia binge/purge type, BN bulimia nervosa, EDNOS eating disorder not otherwise specified
  3. *p-value obtained from the post-hoc tests. The numbers presented in the table indicate the amount of answers received. Information regarding the lack of data was omitted