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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: The development and psychometric evaluation of FABIANA-checklist: a scale to assess factors influencing treatment initiation in anorexia nervosa

 

n = 75

Adults (n = 54)

Adolescents (n = 21)

F, p

Age; M in years, (SD, [range])

21.4 (7.35, [14, 61])

23.69 (4.47, [18, 61])

15.52 (1.17 [14, 17])

 

Setting; n (%)

Inpatient

70 (93.3)

51 (94.4)

19 (90.5)

 

Outpatient

5 (6.7)

3 (5.6)

2 (9.5)

 

Diagnosis – DSM V; n (%)

Typical anorexia nervosa (F50.0)

67 (89.3)

47 (87.0)

20 (95.2)

 

Atypical anorexia nervosa (F50.1)

8 (10.7)

7 (13.0)

1 (4.8)

 

AN subtype; n (%)

restrictive

58 (77.3)

40 (74.1)

18 (85.7)

 

binge-purging

17 (22.7)

14 (25.9)

3 (14.3)

 

DUI; M in years, (SD, [range])

2.25 (4.33, [.15, 19.6])

2.93 (4.94, [.15, 19.6])

.49 (.59, [− .17, 2.29])

5.083*

AOO; M in years, (SD, [range])

19.15 (5.18, [12, 41])

20.75 (5.26, [12, 41])

15.03 (1.07, [13, 17])

24.182***

BMI; M in kg/m2, (SD, [range])

15.5 (1.96, [10.6, 23.0] /)

15.5 (1.91, [10.6–21.1])

15.0 (2.12, [13.0, 23.3])

 

Comorbid mental disorder; n (%)

None

17 (22.6)

10 (18.5)

7 (33.3)

 

One

42 (56.0)

23 (63.0)

8 (38.1)

 

Two or more

16 (21.4)

10 (18.5)

6 (28.6)

 

Comorbid personality disorder; n (%)

None

70 (93.3)

49 (90.7)

21 (100)

 

One

5 (6.7)

5 (9.3)

0 (0)

 
  1. DUI = Duration of untreated illness; AOO = Age of onset; F-values for simple t-tests comparing adults to adolescents, with * for p < .05 and *** for p < .001 (two-sided)