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Table 1 Demographic and between-group statistics for the dieting and non-dieting groups

From: Do female dieters have an “eating disorder” self-schema?

 

Dieters

Non-dieters

  

(n = 25)

(n = 24)

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

t value

Significance level

Age (years)

23.48 (4.8)

25.67 (3.5)

1.81

.08

Current BMI

22.85 (2.5)

24.28 (4.8)

1.29

.20

EDE-Q-R scores

3.57 (1.0)

0.77 (0.5)

12.82

.0001***

EAT-26 scores

14.72 (13.8)

11.42 (9.9)

.97

.34

Anxiety (HADS)

5.12 (3.5)

5.21 (3.2)

.09

.93

Depression (HADS)

2.36 (2.3)

2.38 (2.2)

.02

.98

Estimated IQ (NART)

108.44 (8.2)

105.7 (5.6)

1.38

.18

Self-Esteem (RSE)a

17.96 (6.6)

20.17 (4.6)

1.36

.18

  1. BMI body mass index, EAT-26 eating attitudes test, EDE-Q-R eating disorders examination questionnaire (Restraint subscale), HADS hospital anxiety and depression scale, IQ intelligence quotient, NART National Adult Reading Test, RSE (rosenberg self-esteem scale), SD standard deviation
  2. aHigher scores indicate higher levels of self-esteem
  3. *** p < .0001