An exploratory examination of executive functioning as an outcome, moderator, and predictor in outpatient treatment for adults with anorexia nervosa

Table 3 Linear mixed model analyses showing baseline central coherence moderated change over time in treatment outcome variables

	Main effects F (df), p		Interaction F (df), p
	Time	Baseline executive functioning	Time x baseline executive functioning
Central coherence (n = 41)
BMI	13.32 (4, 10.92), < 0.001	0.99 (31, 9.00), 0.55	3.89 (133, 8.27), 0.02
EDE	91.28 (4, 7.60), < 0.001	1.27 (31, 8.43), 0.38	4.98 (115, 7.60), 0.01
CIA	9.90 (4, 7.18), 0.005	1.53 (31, 6.61), 0.30	10.99 (97, 6.67), 0.004
Set shifting (n = 37)
BMI	6.30 (4, 21.23), 0.002	0.67 (14, 21.94), 0.78	1.60 (55, 20.59), .12
EDE	23.48 (4, 22.57), < 0.001	0.65 (14, 21.56), 0.80	1.32 (55, 21.01), .25
CIA	20.91 (4, 13.33), < 0.001	0.75 (14, 21.00), 0.70	2.24 (51, 11.31), 0.07

BMI = body mass index; EDE = eating disorder examination; CIA = clinical impairment assessment; n = the number of cases included in the linear mixed model analyses
Bold inidcates significant interaction between baseline central coherence and time for all treatment outcome variables

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