Skip to main content

Table 4 Observed means and standard deviations for EDE-Q total and subscales scores and frequencies of eating disorder behaviours (objective binge eating, vomiting, use of laxatives) across different assessment points

From: Recruitment, adherence and attrition challenges in internet-based indicated prevention programs for eating disorders: lessons learned from a randomised controlled trial of ProYouth OZ

 

Pre-intervention

Post-intervention

3-month follow up

6-month follow up

Total N = 50

PY Peers n = 17

PY n = 17

Control n = 16

pa

PY Peers n = 2

PY n = 6

Control n = 7

PY Peers n = 3

PY n = 4

PY Peers n = 1

PY n = 4

EDE-Q Total (M, SD)

3.28 (1.02)

3.35 (0.83)

3.38 (1.32)

3.10 (0.88)

0.708

0.89 (0.57)

3.80 (1.80)

3.38 (1.59)

2.02 (1.47)

3.13 (2.16)

1.21

3.74 (1.45)

Restraint (M, SD)

2.94 (1.42)

2.80 (1.22)

3.05 (1.60)

2.96 (1.42)

0.871

0.40 (0.57)

3.57 (1.89)

3.63 (1.97)

0.87 (0.90)

3.10 (2.20)

0.60

3.40 (1.90)

Eating Concern (M, SD)

2.16 (1.14)

2.33 (1.00)

2.08 (1.47)

2.06 (0.89)

0.758

0.40 (0.57)

3.17 (1.89)

2.17 (1.66)

1.07 (1.36)

2.15 (1.84)

0.60

2.75 (1.34)

Shape Concern (M, SD)

4.28 (1.00)

4.43 (0.76)

4.49 (1.61)

3.91 (1.01)

0.192

1.25 (0.18)

4.48 (1.79)

3.98 (1.73)

3.08 (1.95)

3.94 (2.53)

1.63

4.56 (1.38)

Weight Concern (M, SD)

3.75 (1.19)

3.85 (1.12)

3.89 (1.42)

3.49 (1.02)

0.577

1.50 (0.99)

4.00 (1.93)

3.74 (1.37)

3.07 (2.25)

3.35 (2.33)

2.00

4.25 (1.24)

OBE (N, %)

    

0.341

       

 No OBE

15 (30)

3 (17.6)

7 (41.2)

5 (31.3)

 

1 (50)

1 (16.7)

1 (14.3)

2 (66.7)

3 (75)

1 (100)

1 (25)

 OBE 1–3

14 (28)

5 (29.4)

6 (35.3)

3 (18.8)

 

1 (50)

1 (16.7)

2 (28.6)

0

0

0

2 (50)

 OBE ≥ 4

21 (42)

9 (52.9)

4 (23.5)

8 (50)

 

0

4 (66.7)

4 (57.1)

1 (33.3)

1 (25)

0

1 (25)

Vomiting (N, %)

    

0.897

       

 No vomiting

45 (90)

16 (94.1)

15 (88.2)

14 (87.5)

 

2 (100)

4 (66.7)

7 (86.7)

3 (100)

4 (100)

1 (100)

3 (75)

 1–3 vomiting

3 (6)

1 (5.9)

1 (5.9)

1 (6.3)

 

0

1 (16.7)

1 (6.7)

0

0

0

1 (25)

 ≥ 4 vomiting

2 (4)

0

1 (5.9)

1 (6.3.)

 

0

1(16.7)

1 (6.7)

0

0

0

0

Use of laxatives (N, %)

    

0.380

       

 No use of lax

46 (92)

17 (100)

14 (82.4)

15 (93.8)

 

2 (100)

5 (83.5)

6 (85.7)

3 (100)

4 (100)

1 (100)

2 (50)

 1–3 use of lax

3 (6)

0

2 (11.8)

1 (6.3)

 

0

0

1 (6.7)

0

0

0

0

 ≥ 4 use of lax

1 (2)

0

1 (5.9)

0

 

0

1 (16.7)

0

0

0

0

2 (50)

  1. EDE-Q eating disorders examination-questionnaire, OBE objective binge eating
  2. aOne-way ANOVAs for continuous variables, Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables