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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics (N = 60)

From: Life satisfaction among a clinical eating disorder population

Characteristic

N (%)

M (SD)

Life Satisfaction (avg.)

 

3.7 (1.6)

Age

 

31.8 (9.9)

Gender

 Male

4 (6.7)

 

 Female

56 (93.3)

 

Race/ethnicity

 White

58 (96.7)

 

 Other

2 (3.3)

 

College Education or Higher

 Yes

47 (78.3)

 

 No

13 (21.7)

 

Annual Family Income

  < $46,000

14 (23.3)

 

 $46,000 - $100,000

21 (35.0)

 

  > $100,000

18 (30.0)

 

 Prefer not to answer

7 (11.1)

 

Parent

 Yes

13 (21.3)

 

 No

47 (78.7)

 

Private Insurance

 Yes

45 (75.0)

 

 No, Medicare

15 (25.0)

 

Any Past Eating Disorder

 Yes

44 (73.3)

 

 No

16 (26.7)

 

Any Current Eating Disorder

 Yes

34 (56.7)

 

 No

26 (43.3)

 

BMIa

 

22 (6.8)

 Underweight

13 (22.4)

 

 Healthy Weight

36 (62.1)

 

 Overweight

3 (5.2)

 

 Obese

6 (10.3)

 

EPSI - Body Dissatisfaction

 

25.3 (6.5)

EPSI - Restricted Eating

 

15.7 (6.0)

EPSI - Cognitive Restraint

 

10.1 (3.4)

EPSI - Purging

 

10.4 (6.6)

EPSI - Excess Exercise

 

13.0 (6.5)

EPSI - Negative Attitudes

 

11.9 (6.6)

EPSI - Muscle Building

 

7.6 (3.5)

EPSI - Binge Eating

 

17.9 (8.6)

  1. a Using CDC BMI categories