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Table 3 Comparison AN-BP to AN-R and BN to BED (n = 42)

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

 

Anorexia nervosa (n = 14)

Bulimia nervosa (n = 28)

(AN-BP vs AN-R)

(BN vs BED)

p (Mann-Whitney)

p (Mann-Whitney)

Illness duration (years)

0.00*

0.83

BMI

0.05*

0.17

Age (years)

0.01*

0.61

EDE-Q

 Diagnosis

0.00*

0.47

 Restricting

0.01*

0.65

 Eating concern

0.00*

0.7

 Weight

0.01*

0.31

 Shape

0.03*

0.25

 Global score

0.00*

0.42

AQ

 Total score

0.8

0.01*

 Social skills

0.6

0.00*

 Attention switching

0.47

0.39

 Atention to detail

0.6

0.00*

 Communication

0.11

0.03*

 Imagination

0.32

0.88

  1. AN anorexia nervosa (either -R for restricting or -BP for binge eating with self-induced vomiting), AQ Autism Spectrum Quotient, BMI body mass index, BN bulimia nervosa, BED binge eating disorder, EDE-Q Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire.
  2. *p < 0.05
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Journal of Eating Disorders

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