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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample and comparison of CET and EDE-Q scores across clinical and control groups

From: The Compulsive Exercise Test: confirmatory factor analysis and links with eating psychopathology among women with clinical eating disorders

 

Group

Mann Whitney U (z)

Effect size (r)

Clinical (n =356)

Control (n = 360)

α

Mean (SD)

α

Mean (SD)

BMI

–

21.2 (8.07)

–

22.1 (4.23)

5.05*

0.19

Age

–

27.6 (9.65)

–

25.8 (7.49)

1.18

0.04

EDEQ

 Global

0.72

4.40 (1.16)

0.85

1.30 (1.06)

21.1*

0.79

 Restraint

0.73

4.09 (1.71)

0.75

1.21 (1.22)

18.5*

0.69

 Eating concern

0.73

3.93 (1.39)

0.61

0.66 (0.089)

21.1*

0.79

 Shape concern

0.83

4.95 (1.38)

0.73

1.84 (1.40)

20.3*

0.76

 Weight concern

0.63

4.61 (1.46)

0.85

1.48 (1.31)

20.0*

0.75

CET

 Global

0.93

14.6 (4.71)

0.87

11.4 (3.37)

9.88*

0.37

 Avoidance

0.96

2.75 (1.71)

0.91

1.74 (1.28)

8.13*

0.30

 Weight control

0.77

3.47 (1.34)

0.83

2.59 (1.17)

9.23*

0.34

 Mood improvement

0.87

3.37 (1.28)

0.82

3.26 (1.12)

1.49

0.06

 Lack of exercise enjoyment

0.62

2.21 (1.19)

0.85

1.48 (1.09)

7.67*

0.29

 Exercise rigidity

0.82

2.90 (1.55)

0.76

2.37 (1.21)

5.41*

0.20

  1. *p < 0.001