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Table 1 Clinical and demographic sample characteristics

From: Critical incidents in anorexia nervosa: perspectives of those with a lived experience

 

Whole sample (N = 34)

Current AN (N = 24)

Recovered AN (N = 10)

Age

M (SD)

26.43 (8.48)

27.11 (8.22)

24.81 (9.31)

Age at diagnosis

M (SD)

16.97 (5.50)

17.88 (5.80)

14.80 (4.16)

BMI

M (SD)

18.31 (3.13)

17.58 (3.17)

20.58 (1.05)

EDEQ Total

M (SD)

3.25 (1.72)

3.93 (1.34)

1.48 (0.94)

Gender

N (%)

Female 28 (82.4%)

Male 4 (11.8%)

non-binary 1 (2.9%)

Female 18 (75.0%)

Male 4 (16.7%)

Non-binary 1 (4.2%)

Female 10 (100%)

Marital status

N (%)

Single 29 (85.3%)

Domestic partnership 2 (5.9%)

Married 1 (2.9%)

Civil partnership 1 (2.9%)

Separated 1 (2.9%)

Single 20 (83.3%)

Domestic partnership 1 (4.2%)

Married 1 (4.2%)

Civil partnership 1 (4.2%)

Separated 1 (4.2%)

Single 9 (90.0%)

Domestic partnership 1 (10.0%)

Ethnicity

N (%)

White 32 (94.1%)

Mixed 1 (2.9%)

Other/non-specified 1 (2.9%)

White 22 (91.7%)

Mixed 1 (4.2%)

Other/non-specified 1 (4.2%)

White 10 (100%)

  1. AN anorexia nervosa, BMI body mass index, EDEQ eating disorders examination questionnaire, M mean, SD standard deviation, N number