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Table 1 Comparison between completers and dropouts (1)

From: A 10-year follow-up study of completers versus dropouts following treatment with an integrated cognitive-behavioral group therapy for eating disorders

 

Completers (N = 48)

Dropouts (N = 17)

p

Subtype

AN-R 1,AN-BP

BN 18,BED 7, OSFED 2

AN-R 5,AN-BP 4

BN 6,BED 2

 

Age

25.1 ± 3.8

25.2 ± 6.2

NS

Age of onset

17.9 ± 2.7

17.7 ± 3.0

NS

Duration of illness

6.7 ± 4.2

5.5 ± 3.8

NS

BMI

17.7 ± 2.0

18.5 ± 2.8

NS

Education

 high school graduate

27 (56.3%)

11 (64.6%)

NS

 college student

4 (8.3%)

1 (5.9%)

NS

 college graduate

17 (35.4%)

6 (3.5%)

NS

Marital status (married)

11 (22.9%)

4 (23.5%)

NS

Comorbidities

 depressive disorder

9 (18.8%)

4 (23.5%)

NS

 panic disorder

7 (14.6%)

3 (17.6%)

NS

 obsessive-compulsive

2 (4.1%)

1 (5.9%)

NS

 personality disorder

7 (14.6%)

4 (23.5%)

NS

Dropout from outpatient consultation

2 (4.2%)

8 (47.1%)*

<0.01

EAT-26

27.2 ± 7.5

27.3 ± 8.4

NS

POMS

 Tension-anxiety

21.4 ± 7.0

25.6 ± 5.6

0.029

 Depression

30.9 ± 10.6

32.2 ± 8.6

NS

 Anger-hostility

18.3 ± 9.7

23.7 ± 8.3

0.044

 Vigor-activity

12.9 ± 3.9

14.6 ± 3.5

NS

 Fatigue

18.1 ± 5.0

16.9 ± 3.2

NS

 Confusion-bewilderment

16.4 ± 5.3

8.6 ± 5.2

NS

CISS

 Task-oriented coping

53.2 ± 8.0

50.0 ± 6.5

NS

 Emotion-oriented coping

60.6 ± 7.0

60.5 ± 7.4

NS

 Avoidance-oriented coping

50.9 ± 5.1

52.0 ± 6.2

NS

RSES

17.9 ± 5.7

18.6 ± 3.8

NS

  1. AN-R anorexia nervosa restricting type, AN-BP anorexia nervosa binge eating/purging type, BN bulimia nervosa, BED bing- eating disorder, OSFED other specified feeding or eating disorder, EAT-26 Eating Attitudes Test-26, POMS Profile of Mood Status, CISS Coping Inventory for Stressful Situation, RSES Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale
  2. *There were significantly more dropout cases from outpatient consultation. Tension-anxiety and anger-hostility of POMS in the dropouts group were tend to be higher than those of completer group