Table 1 Participant characteristics
| Measure |
EO-AN M ± SD or N (%) |
TO-AN M ± SD or N (%) |
LO-AN M ± SD or N (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 58 | N = 113 | N = 78 | ||
| Age | 24.77 ± 7.94 | 24.96 ± 8.48 | 30.59 ± 10.06** | <.001 |
| Age of onset | 12.31 ± 2.35 | 16.19 ± 1.03** | 24.01 ± 6.83** | <.001 |
| Duration of illness | 12.46 ± 8.94 | 8.08 ± 8.44* | 6.39 ± 7.87** | <.001 |
| Gender | 0.832 | |||
| Male | 3 (5.2%) | 5 (4.4%) | 5 (6.4%) | |
| Female | 55 (94.8%) | 108 (95.6%) | 73 (93.6%) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.769 | |||
| Caucasian | 48 (82.8%) | 89 (78.8%) | 57 (73.1%) | |
| Other European | 3 (5.2%) | 5 (4.4%) | 6 (7.7%) | |
| East Asian | 2 (3.4%) | 4 (3.5%) | 1 (1.3%) | |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | 1 (1.7%) | 2 (1.8%) | 2 (2.6%) | |
| Other/Unknown | 4 (6.9%) | 13 (11.5%) | 12 (15.4%) | |
| Education | 0.177 | |||
| Secondary School | 24 (41.4%) | 35 (31.0%) | 16 (20.5%) | |
| Tertiary commenced/completed | 30 (51.7%) | 68 (60.2%) | 50 (64.1%) | |
| Vocational | 1 (1.7%) | 3 (2.7%) | 2 (2.6%) | |
| Other/Unknown | 3 (5.2%) | 7 (6.2%) | 10 (12.8%) | |
| Employment | 0.226 | |||
| Student | 19 (32.8% | 48 (42.5%) | 18 (23.1%) | |
| Full-time employed | 4 (6.9%) | 7 (6.2%) | 9 (11.5%) | |
| Part-time employed | 11 (19.0%) | 23 (20.4%) | 13 (16.7%) | |
| Home duties | 1 (1.7%) | 3 (2.7%) | 4 (5.1%) | |
| Unemployed | 4 (6.9%) | 9 (8.0%) | 7 (9.0%) | |
| Unable to work because of illness | 17 (29.3%) | 17 (15.0%) | 23 (29.5%) | |
| Unknown/missing | 2 (3.4%) | 6 (5.3%) | 4 (5.1%) | |
| Marital status | 0.180 | |||
| Never married | 46 (79.3%) | 88 (77.9%) | 53 (67.9%) | |
| Widowed | – | – | 1 (1.3%) | |
| Divorced/separated | 1 (1.7%) | 4 (3.5%) | 8 (10.3%) | |
| Married/defacto | 8 (13.8%) | 10 (8.8%) | 11 (14.1%) | |
| Unknown/missing | 3 (5.2%) | 11 (9.7%) | 5 (6.4%) |
