Table 2 Ch-EAT/EAT-26 Cronbach’s alpha coefficients, mean scores in total sample, children and adolescents with and without T1D. Frequency of DEBs as measured by Ch-EAT/EAT-26 in total sample, children and adolescents with and without T1D. Comparisons of means and frequencies on the basis of illness and age
Total sample | Children (≤13y) | Adolescents (>13y) | T1D | Controls | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T1D N = 138 | Controls N = 276 | T1D vs. Ctrl | T1D N = 51 | Controls N = 107 | T1D vs. Ctrl | T1D N = 87 | Controls N = 169 | T1D vs. Ctrl | Children vs. Adolescents | Children vs. Adolescents | ||
α | M (SD) | M (SD) | p | M (SD) | M(SD) | p | M (SD) | M (SD) | p | p | p | |
Ch-EAT/EAT-26 | ||||||||||||
Score ≥ 20% (N) | 8.69 (12) | 13.4 (37) | .162 | 3.9 (2) | 14.9 (16) | .056 | 11.49 (10) | 12.4 (21) | .83 | .128 | .827 | |
Dieting | .695/.868 | 6.38(5.53) | 5.8(6.88) | .132 | 5.20(3.91) | 4.87(5.19) | .394 | 7.07(6.21) | 6.38(7.72) | .225 | .061 | .093 |
Oral control | .656/ .698 | 2.23(2.55) | 2.67(3.59) | .358 | 3.45(2.89) | 3.79(3.93) | .694 | 1.52(2.03) | 1.96 (3.18) | .413 | <.0001 | <.0001 |
Bulimia food preocc. | .529/.787 | 1.14(1.86) | 1.41(2.58) | .427 | 1.14(1.39) | 1.21(1.96) | .840 | 1.14 (2.1) | 1.54 (2.9) | .410 | .913 | .564 |
Total score | .696/.909 | 9.75(7.71) | 9.88(10.79) | .636 | 9.78(5.27) | 9.87(7.59) | .748 | 9.72(8.87) | 9.89(12.41) | .731 | .916 | .815 |