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Table 1 Clinical profiles of the 42 patients

From: Associations between autism spectrum disorder and eating disorders with and without self-induced vomiting: an empirical study

 

BN

AN-BP

AN-R

BED

Kruskal-Wallis analyses

 

n = 23

n = 8

n = 6

n = 5

H

Multiple Comparisons by Steel-Dwass

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Illness duration (years)

6.4 (5.8)

10.0 (6.7)

1.9 (1.7)

4.6 (3.7)

8.2*

AN-BP > AN-R

BMI

20.4 (2.4)

17.0 (0.7)

15.6 (1.5)

24.3 (7.0)

26.3**

BN > AN-BP,BN > AN-R, AN-BP < BED, AN-R < BED

Age (years)

27.0 (7.0)

28.1 (7.0)

18.6 (4.8)

28.7 (11.2)

8.3*

N.S

EDE-Q

 Diagnosis

74.5 (40.8)

78.8 (39.4)

15.2 (11.5)

62.2 (45.8)

12.8**

BN > AN-R, AN-BP > AN-R

 Restricting

3.4 (1.7)

5.2 (1.0)

2.4 (1.5)

4.0 (1.6)

10.7*

AN-BP > AN-R

 Eating concern

3.4 (1.5)

4.9 (0.6)

2.0 (1.4)

3.8 (1.9)

10.9*

AN-BP > AN-R

 Weight

4.4 (1.4)

5.4 (0.6)

2.6 (1.9)

5.2 (0.5)

10.2*

AN-BP > AN-R

 Shape

4.6 (1.4)

5.1 (0.7)

2.8 (1.8)

5.3 (0.5)

6.6

N.S

 Global Score

3.9 (1.3)

5.0 (0.5)

2.4 (1.6)

4.5 (0.9)

10.5*

AN-BP > AN-R

AQ

 Total score

22.1 (6.4)

25.3 (4.8)

26.0 (7.5)

32.4 (6.2)

7.6

N.S

 Social skills

4.7 (2.5)

5.1 (2.6)

5.7 (3.6)

8.0 (1.0)

7.8*

N.S

 Attention Switching

5.7 (1.9)

7.1 (1.6)

6.2 (1.8)

6.4 (1.5)

2.9

N.S

 Attention to detail

3.5 (2.0)

5.3 (3.3)

4.0 (1.7)

7.6 (2.5)

9.4*

BN < BED

 Communication

3.8 (2.3)

4.4 (1.1)

6.0 (2.1)

6.2 (1.3)

8.7*

N.S

 Imagination

4.4 (2.0)

3.4 (1.8)

4.2 (1.5)

4.2 (2.2)

2.2

N.S

  1. BN Bulimia Nervosa, AN-BP Anorexia Nervosa Binge Purging, AN-R Anorexia Nervosa Restricting, BED Binge Eating Disorder, BMI Body Mass Index, EDE-Q Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire, AQ Autism Spectrum Quotient
  2. **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05