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Table 3 Clinical and demographic characteristics of the sample

From: Specialized group intervention for compulsive exercise in inpatients with eating disorders: feasibility and preliminary outcomes

Subtype of eating disorder, n (%)

 AN restrictive

19 (59.4%)

 AN binge/purge

7 (21.9%)

 BN non-purging

1 (3.1%)

 BN purging

1 (3.1%)

 Atypical AN and atypical BN/EDNOS

4 (12.5%)

Comorbid diagnoses, n (%)

 OCD

2 (6.3%)

 MDD

29 (90.6%)

Age, years

 M (SD)

22.66 (8.25)

BMI at admission, kg/m2

 M (SD)

15.41 (2.54)

Previous inpatient treatment, n

 M (SD)

1.44 (1.89)

Length current treatment, weeks

 M (SD)

15.69 (6.49)

Time from admission to participation in HEB, days

 M (SD)

42.03 (31.28)

Time spent with compulsive exercise, hours/day

 M (SD)

4.14 (2.74)

  1. AN Anorexia nervosa, BN Bulimia nervosa, EDNOS Eating disorder not otherwise specified, HEB “Healthy exercise behavior” intervention, OCD Obsessive-compulsive disorder, MDD Major depressive Disorder, BMI Body-mass-index, M Mean, SD Standard deviation