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Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample at baseline (n = 40)

From: Evaluation of the Affect School as supplementary treatment of Swedish women with eating disorders: a randomized clinical trial

 

Affect school group, n = 21

Control group, n = 19

p value

Age, M (SD) [Range]

28.3 (9.6) [18–46]

29.7 (9.1) [19–51]

0.638a

BMI, M (SD) [Range]

23.5 (5.8) [16.6–38.9]

24.2 (7.4) [15.6–44.8]

0.656a

Eating disorder diagnoses, n (%)

  

0.332b

 Anorexia nervosa

4 (20)

2 (11)

 

 Bulimia nervosa

0 (0)

3 (16)

 

 Binge eating disorder

3 (14)

3 (16)

 

 OSFED restrictive

2 (10)

3 (16)

 

 OSFED2 compensating

12 (57)

7 (37)

 

 OSFED unknown subtype

0 (0)

1 (5)

 

Outcome variables, M (SD) [Range]

   

 EDE-Q

4.0 (1.2) [1.6–5.6]

3.1 (1.4) [0.6–5.5]

0.030a

 TAS-20

63.9 (13.7) [34–87]

62.1 (9.9) [42–81]

0.650a

 DERS-36

3.4 (0.7) [1.9–4.6]

3.2 (0.7) [1.8–4.3]

0.296a

  1. BMI = Body Mass Index (weight (kg)/height (m2)), DERS-36 = Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, EDE-Q = Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire, OSFED = Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorder, TAS-20 = Toronto Alexithymia Scale
  2. aIndependent sample t-test
  3. bFisher’s exact test