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Table 1 Changes in eating disorder symptoms and impact on mental health during the pandemic

From: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health response on people with eating disorder symptomatology: an Australian study

Eating disorder symptom

Formal measure

n

Coefficient

SE

t

95% confidence interval

p

Body image concern

EDEQ-GS

1327

0.96

0.10

9.77

(0.77, 1.15)

< .001

 

DASS Depression

1218

3.59

1.07

3.35

(1.49, 5.69)

.001

 

DASS Depression

1191

2.53

0.93

2.72

(0.70, 4.35)

.007

 

DASS Depression

1239

2.97

0.88

3.39

(1.25, 4.69)

.001

 

UCLA Loneliness

1233

2.68

1.06

2.53

(0.60, 4.76)

.012

Food restriction/dieting

EDEQ-GS

1327

0.61

0.07

8.37

(0.47, 0.76)

< .001

 

DASS Depression

1218

2.62

0.79

3.33

(1.07, 4.16)

.001

 

DASS Depression

1191

2.79

0.67

4.14

(1.47, 4.11)

< .001

 

DASS Depression

1239

3.39

0.65

5.23

(2.11, 4.66)

< .001

 

UCLA Loneliness

1233

2.06

0.79

2.62

(0.52, 3.61)

.009

Binge/over-eating

EDEQ-GS

1327

0.23

0.07

3.41

(0.10, 0.36)

.001

 

DASS Depression

1218

1.52

0.71

2.15

(0.13, 2.92)

.032

 

DASS Depression

1191

− 0.46

0.61

− 0.76

(− 1.66, 0.73)

.448

 

DASS Depression

1239

0.38

0.59

0.64

(− 0.78, 1.54)

.524

 

UCLA Loneliness

1233

1.66

0.71

2.32

(0.26, 3.06)

.02

Self-induced vomiting

EDEQ-GS

1327

0.65

0.07

8.80

(0.51, 0.80)

< .001

 

DASS Depression

1218

4.49

0.78

5.74

(2.95, 6.02)

< .001

 

DASS Depression

1191

4.03

0.67

6.02

(2.72, 5.34)

< .001

 

DASS Depression

1239

2.68

0.66

4.07

(1.39, 3.97)

< .001

 

UCLA Loneliness

1233

1.88

0.80

2.35

(0.31, 3.45)

.019

Driven/over-exercise

EDEQ-GS

1327

0.44

0.06

6.81

(0.31, 0.56)

< .001

 

DASS Depression

1218

0.20

0.68

0.30

(− 1.14, 1.54)

.767

 

DASS Depression

1191

1.74

0.58

2.98

(0.60, 2.89)

.003

 

DASS Depression

1239

2.45

0.57

4.33

(1.34, 3.56)

< .001

 

UCLA Loneliness

1233

0.75

0.69

1.09

(− 0.60, 2.10)

.276

Laxative and/or pill misuse

EDEQ-GS

1327

0.64

0.09

6.89

(0.46, 0.82)

< .001

 

DASS Depression

1218

3.93

0.97

4.05

(2.03, 5.84)

< .001

 

DASS Depression

1191

4.06

0.83

4.89

(2.43, 5.69)

< .001

 

DASS Depression

1239

2.73

0.81

3.36

(1.14, 4.33)

.001

 

UCLA Loneliness

1233

5.75

0.97

5.90

(3.84, 7.66)

< .001

Diet pill misuse

EDEQ-GS

1327

0.35

0.59

0.59

(− 0.81, 1.51)

.555

 

DASS Depression

1218

5.03

5.93

0.85

(− 6.61, 16.67)

.397

 

DASS Depression

1191

7.73

5.04

1.53

(− 2.16, 17.62)

.125

 

DASS Depression

1239

0.02

5.00

0.00

(− 9.79, 9.83)

.997

 

UCLA Loneliness

1233

4.08

6.02

0.68

(− 7.73, 15.90)

.498

Pandemic experience

Formal measure

n

Coefficient

SE

t

95% confidence interval

p

Worried

EDEQ-GS

1326

− 0.18

0.07

− 2.52

(− 0.32, − 0.04)

.012

 

DASS Depression

1217

− 2.92

0.75

− 3.88

(− 4.39, − 1.44)

< .001

 

DASS Depression

1190

− 3.56

0.64

− 5.54

(− 4.82, − 2.30)

< .001

 

DASS Depression

1238

− 2.81

0.62

− 4.49

(− 4.03, − 1.58)

< .001

 

UCLA Loneliness

1232

− 2.44

0.76

− 3.22

(− 3.92, − 0.95)

.001

Fearful

EDEQ-GS

1326

− 0.18

0.07

− 2.68

(− 0.31, − 0.05)

.007

 

DASS Depression

1217

− 2.48

0.70

− 3.56

(− 3.85, − 1.11)

< .001

 

DASS Depression

1190

− 3.40

0.60

− 5.71

(− 4.57, − 2.24)

< .001

 

DASS Depression

1238

− 2.38

0.58

− 4.09

(− 3.51, − 1.24)

< .001

 

UCLA Loneliness

1232

− 2.08

0.70

− 2.97

(− 3.46, − 0.71)

.003

Confident

EDEQ-GS

1326

− 0.36

0.07

− 5.54

(− 0.49, − 0.24)

< .001

 

DASS Depression

1217

− 5.25

0.68

− 7.73

(− 6.58, − 3.92)

< .001

 

DASS Depression

1190

− 3.89

0.59

− 6.61

(− 5.04, − 2.73)

< .001

 

DASS Depression

1238

− 4.40

0.57

− 7.76

(− 5.51, − 3.29)

< .001

 

UCLA Loneliness

1232

− 4.60

0.69

− 6.68

(− 5.95, − 3.25)

< .001

Hopeful

EDEQ-GS

1326

− 0.27

0.07

− 4.19

(− 0.40, − 0.15)

< .001

 

DASS Depression

1217

− 6.06

0.67

− 9.09

(− 7.36, − 4.75)

< .001

 

DASS Depression

1190

− 3.86

0.58

− 6.64

(− 5.00, − 2.72)

< .001

 

DASS Depression

1238

− 3.59

0.57

− 6.36

(− 4.70, − 2.48)

< .001

 

UCLA Loneliness

1232

− 4.33

0.68

− 6.34

(− 5.67, − 2.99)

< .001

Victorian resident

EDEQ -GS

1327

− 0.03

0.07

− 0.41

(− 0.16, 0.10)

.679

 

DASS Depression

1218

1.39

0.68

2.03

(0.05, 2.72)

.042

 

DASS Depression

1191

− 0.87

0.59

− 1.49

(− 2.03, 0.28)

.137

 

DASS Depression

1239

0.28

0.57

0.49

(− 0.84, 1.40)

.624

 

UCLA Loneliness

1233

0.37

0.69

0.53

(− 0.98, 1.72)

.595

  1. Bold indicates statistical significance
  2. n = subsample size; SE = standard error; CI = confidence interval; p = p-value significant at p < .05; t = t-statistic; EDEQ GS = Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire Global Score; DASS = Depression, Anxiety, Stress Score; UCLA Loneliness = University of California, Los Angeles Loneliness Scale
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