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Table 1 Baseline socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of whole sample (N = 357)

From: From efficacy to effectiveness: child and adolescent eating disorder treatments in the real world (part 1)—treatment course and outcomes

  

n (%)

Mean (SD)

Demographic data

Age (years)

  

14.75 (1.9)

Gender

Female

332 (93.0%)

 

Male

25 (7.0%)

 

Ethnicity

White British

277 (77.6%)

 

Other

80 (22.4%)

 

Parents’ marital status

Married/co-habiting

209 (65.1%)

 

Divorced/separated

103 (32.1%)

 

Other

9 (2.8%)

 

Clinical data

Diagnoses

AN

145 (40.5%)

 

Atypical AN

145 (40.5%)

 

BN

42 (11.7%)

 

Atypical BN

25 (7.0%)

 

%mBMI

AN (n = 145)

 

77.05 (6.1)

Atypical AN (n = 145)

 

88.04 (10.1)

Binge frequency/28 days

BN (n = 35)

 

13.26 (12.2)

Atypical BN (n = 19)

 

7.05 (8.3)

SIV frequency/28 days

BN (n = 34)

 

23.5 (19.0)

Atypical BN (n = 20)

 

9.9 (11.3)

DUED (months)

AN (n = 142)

 

10.98 (10.2)

Atypical AN (n = 130)

 

14.22 (17.0)

BN (n = 36)

 

24.60 (16.3)

Atypical BN (n = 21)

 

11.9 (8.1)

Menstrual status

AN (n = 135)

Secondary amenorrhea

109 (80.7%)

 

Pre-menarchal

20 (14.8%)

 

Contraceptive pill

6 (4.4%)

 

Atypical AN (n = 132)

Periods present

67 (50.8%)

 

Secondary amenorrhea

43 (32.6%)

 

Pre-menarchal

17 (12.9%)

 

Contraceptive pill

5 (3.8%)

 

Comorbidity: Self-report measures scored above clinical cut off*

 

MFQ (n = 303)

159 (52.4%)

 
 

SCARED (n = 304)

170 (55.9%)

 
 

CHOCI (n = 248)

118 (47.6%)

 
  1. *Number of cases varies because of missing data
  2. Abbreviations: %mBMI percentage median body mass index, DUED duration of untreated illness prior to assessment, MFQ mood and feelings questionnaire, SCARED screen for child anxiety related disorders, SD standard deviation, SIV self-induced vomiting