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Table 1 Diagnostic and clinical characteristics of the sample

From: Anticipatory and consummatory pleasure in eating disorders

 

AN (n = 51)

BN (n = 40)

OSFED (n = 33)

CW (n = 83)

F/χ2*

p

M(SD)/n(%)

M(SD)/n(%)

M(SD)/n(%)

M(SD)/n(%)

Race

      

 White

47 (92.2)

35 (87.5)

31 (93.9)

66 (78.6)

14.33

0.006

 Asian/Pacific Islander

1 (2.0)

1 (2.5)

1 (3.0)

12 (14.3)

  

 Black/African American

1 (2.0)

3 (7.5)

1 (3.0)

3 (3.6)

  

 More than one race

1 (2.0)

1 (2.5)

0

2 (2.4)

  

 Declined to answer

1 (2.0)

0

0

0

  

Hispanic/latinx

4 (7.8)

0

1 (3.0)

7 (8.3)

1.67

0.20

Age

22.1 (5.4)

23.1 (4.0)

22.3 (6.0)

25.5 (3.4)

7.80

< 0.001

Years of education

12.9 (3.5)

13.6(3.6)

12.0 (3.2)

16.6 (2.4)

25.99

< 0.001

Body mass index

15.9 (1.2)

23.2 (7.9)

20.3 (3.6)

N/A

  

BDI

30.0 (12.6)

30.2 (11.1)

32.3 (11.9)

1.8 (2.3)

161.08

< 0.001

TEPS-anticipatory

3.5 (0.8)

3.8 (0.9)

3.4 (0.9)

4.5 (0.6)

55.68

< 0.001

TEPS-consummatory

4.9 (0.8)

5.0 (0.9)

4.8 (0.9)

5.1 (0.6)

2.69

0.44

State anxiety

55.7 (11.6)

58.0 (11.9)

58.5 (12.9)

26.0 (6.7)

153.98

< 0.001

Trait anxiety

57.7 (11.7)

62.1 (11.4)

59.4 (11.4)

27.2 (5.8)

189.57

< 0.001

Harm avoidance

21.8 (8.0)

24.2 (7.1)

23.9 (7.0)

11.0 (5.4)

55.89

< 0.001

EDE-Q global

3.2 (1.3)

4.0 (1.1)

3.9 (0.9)

0.4 (0.4)

207.09

< 0.001

 Restraint

3.4 (1.9)

3. (1.6)

4.1 (1.)

0.6 (0.8)

83.30

< 0.001

 Eating concern

3.1 (1.4)

3.9 (1.3)

3.8 (1.3)

0.1 (0.2)

189.87

< 0.001

 Shape concern

4.4 (1.7)

5.0 (1.5)

5.2 (1.1)

0.7 (0.8)

187.56

< 0.001

 Weight concern

3.9 (1.8)

4.6 (1.5)

5.0 (1.2)

0.5 (0.6)

168.63

< 0.001

 Binge frequency

1.1 (2.2)

3.0 (2.0)

0.4 (1.0)

0.04 (0.2)

37.21

< 0.001

 Vomiting frequency

1.2 (2.2)

3.6 (2.5)

2.2 (2.8)

0 (0)

35.84

< 0.001

 Laxative frequency

0.3 (0.6)

1.4 (2.2)

0.5 (1.3)

0 (0)

14.15

< 0.001

 Exercise frequency

2.7 (2.6)

1.9 (2.2)

2.3 (2.1)

0.2 (0.8)

21.90

< 0.001

  1. BDI Beck depression inventory; CW Control women; ED Eating disorder; TEPS Temporal experience of pleasure scale, EDE-Q Eating disorder examination questionnaire
  2. *Tests of group differences were performed between the combined ED sample and control sample