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Table 2 Comparisons across patients assessed in 2019 versus patients assessed in 2020

From: The impact of COVID-19 on adolescents with eating disorders: a cohort study

 

n

2019 Patients

n

2020 Patients

t-test (p-value)

Cohen’s d

zBMI

43

−0.97 (1.30)

48

−1.09 (1.47)

0.42 (ns)

0.08

%TGW

33

82.64 (8.47)

43

77.25 (9.21)

2.62 (.011)

0.61

Weight loss (kg)

29

13.33 (10.21)

39

13.93 (7.83)

0.27 (ns)

0.07

Symptom length (weeks)

37

44.60 (36.76)

40

38.90 (34.05)

0.71 (ns)

0.16

Rate (kg lost per week)

29

0.46 (0.33)

39

0.63 (0.54)

1.48 (ns)

0.36

RCADS (t-scores)

 Depression

38

66.29 (19.05)

24

70.38 (15.76)

−0.88 (ns)

0.23

 Generalized Anxiety

38

51.52 (15.34)

24

56.20 (14.81)

−1.18 (ns)

0.31

 Obsessive/Compulsive

38

55.24 (17.41)

24

55.69 (13.86)

−0.11 (ns)

0.03

 Panic

38

66.16 (22.78)

24

64.18 (22.40)

0.34 (ns)

0.09

 Separation Anxiety

38

61.72 (20.88)

24

63.24 (16.07)

−0.30 (ns)

0.08

 Social Phobia

38

57.63 (14.50)

24

62.23 (15.31)

−1.19 (ns)

0.31

 Total Anxiety

38

60.69 (19.91)

24

63.21 (16.52)

−0.52 (ns)

0.14

Clinical Impairment from ED symptoms

38

24.02 (15.88)

24

30.63 (13.69)

−1.68 (.098)

0.44

Emotion Dysregulation

38

111.67 (30.78)

24

107.10 (29.93)

0.58 (ns)

0.15

EDEQ-A

 Restraint

30

2.72 (2.12)

13

4.00 (1.78)

−1.90 (.065)

0.63

 Eating Concerns

30

2.67 (1.96)

13

3.37 (1.08)

−1.48 (ns)

0.40

 Shape Concerns

30

3.57 (2.34)

13

4.41 (1.86)

−1.14 (ns)

0.38

 Weight Concerns

30

3.09 (2.19)

13

4.14 (1.83)

−1.52 (ns)

0.50

  Total Score

30

3.01 (2.05)

13

3.98 (1.47)

−1.53 (ns)

0.51

chEAT

5

23.80 (17.50)

11

38.29 (17.91)

−1.51 (ns)

0.81

  1. Mean scores and standard deviations are reported. %TGW percent treatment goal weight, RCADS Revised Children’s Anxiety and Depression Scale reported in t-scores, EDEQ-A Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire Adolescents, ChEAT Children’s Eating Attitude Test