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Table 1 Clinical characteristics and memory scores of the participants by group

From: Lower pattern recognition memory scores in anorexia nervosa

 

Clinical Group (n = 46)

Healthy Controls

(n = 56)

Between-groups difference

Mean (SEM)

Mean (SEM)

t

df

p

d

Age (Years)

30.43 (1.44)

26.63 (1.09)

−2.14

100

0.03*

−0.43

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

15.00 (0.27)

22.07 (0.53)

11.33

100

< 0.001*

2.26

Trait Anxiety (total score)

65.11 (1.93)

39.40 (1.44)

−11.0

100

< 0.001*

−2.19

EDE-Q Global Score

3.97 (0.22)

0.92 (0.09)

−13.17

100

< 0.001*

−2.62

 EDE-Q Restraint

3.64 (0.51)

0.57 (0.10)

−6.10

100

< 0.001*

−1.21

 EDE-Q Eating Concern

3.08 (0.26)

0.36 (0.06)

−10.85

100

< 0.001*

−2.16

 EDE-Q Shape Concern

4.65 (0.21)

1.58 (0.15)

−12.46

100

< 0.001*

−2.48

 EDE-Q Weight Concern

4.46 (0.22)

1.22 (0.13)

−12.90

100

< 0.001*

−2.57

Pattern Separation (LDI)

0.33 (0.03)

0.29 (0.03)

−1.20

100

0.231

−0.24

Recognition Memory

0.74 (0.02)

0.75 (0.02)

0.75

94

0.451

0.09

 

N (% of group)

N (% of group)

X2 (p-value)

d

Highest level of education

  

9.18 (0.01)*

0.63

 GCSE

6 (13%)

3 (5%)

  

 A-Levels

18 (39%)

10 (18%)

  

 Higher education

22 (48%)

43 (77%)

  

Average sleep duration

  

30.79 (< 0.001)*

1.32

 >8 h

9 (20%)

2 (39%)

  

 6–7 h

9 (20%)

28 (50%)

  

 5–6 h

17 (37%)

6 (11%)

  

 0–5 h

11 (23%)

0 (0%)

  

Medication use

  

44.70 (<.001)*

1.77

Antidepressant

20 (44%)

0 (0%)

  

Antipsychotic + Antidepressant

7 (15%)

0 (0%)

  
  1. Note. EDE-Q Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire, LDI Lure Discrimination Index, SEM standard error of the mean, *p<0.05, The pooled test statistic for this categorical variable was calculated using the median value [57]. For measures with multiple subscales, p-values which remained significant after applying Bonferroni Correction are displayed in bold