A pilot study exploring the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatment on cerebral blood flow and its relation to clinical outcomes in severe enduring anorexia nervosa

Table 1 Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics for the healthy comparison and severe enduring anorexia nervosa participants

	HC (n = 30)	SE-AN (n = 26)
Age [years] (mean ± SD)	25.57 ± 4.02	27.62 ± 9.11
Illness duration [years] (mean ± SD)		13.02 ± 9.81
AN-R/AN-BP [n]		16 / 10
EDE-Q Global (mean ± SD)	0.42 ± 0.43	4.17 ± 1.13
BMI [kg/m²] (mean ± SD)	21.87 ± 1.55	16.06 ± 1.40
DASS-21 Depression (mean ± SD)	1.93 ± 3.70	26.85 ± 10.08
DASS-21 Anxiety (mean ± SD)	1.53 ± 1.87	15.69 ± 10.24

Abbreviations: HC healthy comparison, SE-AN severe enduring anorexia nervosa, SD standard deviation, AN-R anorexia nervosa restricting type, AN-BP anorexia nervosa binge-eating/purging type, EDE-Q Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire, BMI body mass index, DASS-21 Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale –Version 21

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