| | HC | AN | MD | ANOVA | post-hoc tests |
|---|
| n = 35 | n = 26 | n = 25 |
|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | F2,83 | p | ηp2 |
|---|
| Age | 15.2 (1.8) | 15.2 (1.7) | 14.7 (1.6) | 1.0 | n.s. | .03 | |
| IQ | 105.9 (10.3) | 106.6 (15.0) | 110.9 (12.5) | 1.2 | n.s. | .03 | |
| BMI | 19.8 (2.0) | 15.4 (1.2) | 21.4 (4.9) | 28.0 | < .001 | .40 | AN < HC = MD |
| BMI-percentile (age-corrected) | 36.0 (22.0) | 0.8 (1.2) | 49.2 (32.4) | 32.5 | < .001 | .44 | AN < HC = MD |
| Depressive symptoms | 4.4 (3.8) | 23.8 (9.7) | 27.3 (13.2) | 55.9 | < .001 | .57 | HC < AN = MD |
| Alexithymia | 40.4 (6.2) | 54.7 (8.1) | 57.1 (8.3) | 45.1 | < .001 | .52 | HC < AN = MD |
| Emotion regulation strategies |
| Adaptive strategies | 131.6 (25.9) | 111.8 (30.0) | 104.4 (25.6) | 8.2 | .001 | .16 | HC > AN = MD |
| Maladaptive strategies | 76.5 (15.7) | 92.4 (15.0) | 99.2 (13.8) | 18.4 | < .001 | .31 | HC < AN = MD |
- HC Healthy controls, AN Anorexia nervosa, MD Major depression, IQ Intelligence quotient, BMI Body mass index, M Mean, SD Standard deviation; post-hoc t-tests were all significant with p < .01
