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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample (N = 108)

From: Emotion regulation difficulties in anorexia nervosa: associations with improvements in eating psychopathology

Characteristic

Mean (SD) or %

Female

96.3 %

Age

29.9 (10.9)

Ethnicity

 

 Caucasian

88.1 %

 Asian

3.0 %

 Othera

10.9 %

Marital Status

 

 Single

72.6 %

 Married/Common-Law

22.6 %

 Separated/Divorced

4.7 %

Employment Status

 

 Student

30.4 %

 Employed

48.1 %

 Unemployed

21.6 %

AN Subtype

 

 AN-R

41.5 %

 AN-BP

58.5 %

Pre-treatment BMI

14.9 (1.4)

Binge episodes/month Pre-Treatment (AN-BP only)

12.3 (23.1)

Vomit episodes/month Pre-Treatment (AN-BP only)

37.9 (54.9)

Laxative episodes/month Pre-Treatment (AN-BP only)

10.6 (16.5)

Duration of Illness (Years)

10.6 (9.6)

Age of Onset

19.4 (7.7)

Length of Treatment (Weeks)

14.4 (7.1)

Weight Gain During Treatment (kg)

11.5 (6.1)

  1. aOther reported ethnicities include Black, West Indian, East Indian, and Hispanic