| ARFID n = 42 | HC n = 29* | Test statistic (X2,t) | p | Effect size (V, d) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex (n [% female]) | 23 [55%] | 8 [28%] | 4.10 | 0.04 | 0.27 |
Age (years; M [SD]) | 19.3 [3.7] | 29.9 [7.6] |  − 6.28 |  < 0.001 | 0.70 |
Race (n [%]) | Â | Â | 7.50 | 0.06 | 0.33 |
 American Indian/Alaska native | 0 [0%] | 0 [0%] |  |  |  |
 Asian | 0 [0%] | 2 [7%] |  |  |  |
 Black or African American | 0 [0%] | 2 [7%] |  |  |  |
 More than one race | 2 [5%] | 2 [7%] |  |  |  |
 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 [0%] | 0 [0%] |  |  |  |
 White | 40 [95%] | 22 [81%] |  |  |  |
Ethnicity (n [%]) | Â | Â | 0.01 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
 Non-hispanic | 39 [93%] | 28 [100%] |  |  |  |
 Hispanic | 3 [7%] | 1 [4%] |  |  |  |
BMI percentile/absolute BMI (M [SD]) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 BMI percentile for ages 14–17 years | 41.9 [30.6] | 51.0 [24.8] |  − 0.67 | 0.52 | 0.31 |
 Absolute BMI (kg/m2) for ages ≥ 18 years | 23.3 [7.3] | 28.1 [7.5] |  − 2.79 | 0.007 | 0.70 |