| HC (n = 35) | acAN (n = 46) | recAN (n = 40) | F-value (df) or χ2 (df) | p value (Cohen’s d) |
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Demographic characteristics | |||||
Age, years M ± SD | 26.6 ± 10.0 | 27.4 ± 7.2 | 22.9 ± 4.2 | 4.46 (2,118) | 0.014* (0.55) |
Gender, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 5.02 (2,118) | 0.081 (0.42) |
 Female | 35 (100%) | 43 (94%) | 40 (100%) |  |  |
 Non-binary | 0 (0%) | 3 (6%) | 0 (0%) |  |  |
BMI, kg/m2 M ± SD | 23.7 ± 4.5 | 16.2 ± 2.5 | 20.8 ± 1.9 | 62.04 (8) | < 0.001** (2.05) |
Ethnicity, n (%) | |||||
 White | 23 (68%) | 43 (94%) | 32 (80%) | 19.85 (8) | 0.011* (0.89) |
 Black | 2 (6%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |  |  |
 Asian | 7 (20%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (10%) |  |  |
 Multiracial | 2 (6%) | 3 (6%) | 2 (5% |  |  |
 Arab | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (5%) |  |  |
Years of education, M ± SD | 17.5 ± 2.6 | 16.6 ± 2.2 | 16.3 ± 2.0 | 2.54 (2,118) | 0.083 (0.41) |
Clinical characteristics | |||||
Use of psychotropic medication, n (%) | |||||
 Anti-depressants | 0 (0%) | 19 (41%) | 10 (25%) | 19.42 (2) | < 0.001 (0.91)** |
 Mood stabilisers | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (3%) | 1.05 (2) | 0.590 (0.18) |
 Anti-psychotics | 0 (0%) | 7 (15%) | 0 (0%) | 13.51 (2) | 0.001 (0.68)** |
 Anti-anxiety | 0 (0%) | 4 (9%) | 1 (3%) | 4.88 (2) | 0.087 (0.40) |
Uses hormonal contraceptives, n (%) | 11 (32%) | 9 (21%) | 6 (17%) | 2.54 (2) | 0.282 (0.28) |
Sleep quality (VAS), M ± SD | 75.8 ± 18.3 | 52.9 ± 24.8 | 64.8 ± 24.4 | 9.86 (2,118) | < 0.001** (0.82) |
Average sleep last 3 days, hours M ± SD | 7.5 ± 1.0 | 6.7 ± 1.7 | 7.3 ± 1.2 | 3.76 (2,118) | 0.026* (0.51) |
Epworth Sleepiness Score, M ± SD | 5.4 ± 3.8 | 6.3 ± 4.7 | 5.3 ± 5.0 | 0.65 (2,118) | 0.526 (0.21) |
EDE-Q Global, M ± SD | 0.8 ± 1.0 | 3.6 ± 1.3 | 1.7 ± 1.2 | 61.25 (2,118) | < 0.001** (2.04) |
DASS Depression, M ± SD | 5.0 ± 6.6 | 19.4 ± 12.3 | 11.0 ± 9.4 | 21.56 (2,118) | < 0.001** (1.21) |
DASS Anxiety, M ± SD | 4.6 ± 6.0 | 14.2 ± 9.3 | 9.1 ± 7.7 | 14.68 (2,118) | < 0.001** (1.00) |
DASS Stress, M ± SD | 7.7 ± 7.3 | 23.5 ± 10.0 | 14.7 ± 8.3 | 33.10 (2,118) | < 0.001** (1.50) |
GAD-7, M ± SD | 3.2 ± 3.6 | 12.7 ± 5.4 | 8.7 ± 5.5 | 35.49 (2,118) | < 0.001** (1.55) |