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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

From: Changes of symptoms of eating disorders (ED) and their related psychological health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Participants number

Age Mean (SD)

BMI Mean (SD)

SARSCoV-2 infection number

Schegl et al. (2020)

Adult AN (n = 112)

Adolescent AN (n = 47)

25.00 (9.16)

16.26 (0.92)

17.67 (2.55)

18.22 (2.09)

N = 3

N = 0

Schegl et al. (2020)

BN (n = 55)

24.42 (6.36)

23.62 (4.58)

N = 1

Robertson et al. (2021)

Healthy (n = 125)

ED (n = 35)

Mental health condition (n = 104)

(women = 206)

Age range: 18–79

(n = 111)

Age range: 18–29

(n = 151)

Age range: 30 + 

NA

NA

Machitelli et al. (2020)

without a Psychiatric Diagnosis (n = 63)

(women = 42)

with a Psychiatric Diagnosis (n = 47)

(women = 36)

47.24 (14.3)

46.38 (14.5)

40.19 (6.8)

39.88 (6.8)

NA

Phillipou et al. (2020)

ED (n = 188)

(AN = 88

BN = 23)

(women = 179)

General population (n = 5289)

30.47 (8.19)

29.74 (7.25)

40.62 (13.67)

NA

1

10

Branley-Bell et al. (2020)

ED (n = 129)

(Currently experiencing an ED = 80

Being in recovery = 49)

(women = 121)

29.27 (8.99)

NA

NA

Frayn et al. (2021)

BED

(n = 11)

(women = 7)

42.8 (14.2)

34.7 (10.3)

NA

Vuillier et al. (2021)

AN (n = 91)

(women = 7)

BN (n = 46)

(women = 7)

BED (n = 44)

(women = 7)

OSFED (n = 26)

(women = 7)

30.0 (9.7)

28.7 (9.1)

31.8 (9.2)

32.6 (10.7)

NA

NA

Termorshuizen et al. (2020)

UN:

ED

(n = 511)

(women = 495)

(AN = 318,

BN = 178,

BED = 156)

NL:

ED

(n = 510)

(women = 506)

(AN = 347,

BN = 117,

BED = 60)

UN:

30.61 (9.37)

NL:

16–60 + 

NA

UN:

7

NL:

9

McCombie et al. (2020)

ED (n = 32)

(women = 30)

(AN = 23,

BN = 3,

BED = 1)

35.3 (10.3)

NA

NA

Spettigue et al. (2021)

ED-2019 (n = 43)

(women = 32)

COVID-triggered ED

(n = 19)

(women = 14)

Non COVID-triggered ED (n = 29)

(women = 26)

14.6 (1.79)

14.23 (1.82)

14.84 (1.76)

18.12

16.74

18.41

NA

Spigel et al. (2021)

ED (n = 73)

(women = 68)

(AN = 62)

19.1 (3.0)

NA

NA

Jonikas et al. (2021)

Behavioral health disorders (n = 272)

(women = 155)

50 (13.5)

NA

NA

  1. NA, not assessed; AN, Anorexia nervosa; BN, bulimia nervosa; ED, eating disorder; OSFED, Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorders; BED, binge eating disorder; UN, United states; NL, Netherlands;