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Table 5 Characteristics of the clinical groups screening positively (n = 191) and negatively (n = 165) when employing the proposed cut-off of 15.00 on the CET

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

 

Negative screen mean (SD)

Positive screen mean (SD)

Mann Whitney U (Z)

Effect size (r)

Age

28.90 (10.20)

26.52 (9.03)

2.06

0.11

BMI

22.12 (10.07)

20.34 (5.71)

1.49

0.08

EDE-Q

 Restraint

3.43 (1.80)

4.66 (1.40)

6.22*

0.33

 Eating concern

3.53 (1.49)

4.28 (1.20)

4.84*

0.26

 Shape concern

4.61 (1.31)

5.23 (0.90)

4.86*

0.26

 Weight concern

4.27 (1.78)

4.91 (1.01)

3.99*

0.21

 Global score

3.96 (1.29)

4.77 (0.88)

6.52*

0.35

CET

 Avoidance

1.31 (1.09)

4.00 (1.02)

15.00*

0.79

 Weight control exercise

2.52 (1.15)

4.30 (0.87)

13.01*

0.69

 Mood improvement

2.55 (1.23)

4.08 (0.81)

11.49*

0.61

 Lack exercise enjoyment

2.34 (1.26)

1.92 (1.10)

2.86*

0.15

 Exercise rigidity

1.67 (1.21)

3.95 (0.90)

14.03*

0.74

 Global score

10.39 (3.23)

18.25 (1.92)

16.27*

0.86

  1. *p < 0.001