Eating disorders during lockdown: the transcultural influence on eating and mood disturbances in Ibero-Brazilian population

Table 3 Assessment of the post–pre changes stratified by country

Portugal (n = 28)	Pre		Post
Portugal (n = 28)	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	p	\|d\|
Weight (kg)	58.75	17.56	59.58	20.23	.410	0.04
BMI (kg/m²)	22.67	7.38	23.00	8.36	.398	0.04
CIES-F1 ED symptoms	16.69	5.37	17.41	7.91	.499	0.11
CIES-F2 Eating style	18.48	9.54	18.57	9.20	.939	0.01
CIES-F3 Anxiety-depression symptoms	21.84	7.75	24.01	8.32	.043*	0.27
CIES-F4 Emotional dysregulation	9.21	4.35	9.45	4.32	.527	0.06

Brazil (n = 101)	Pre		Post
Brazil (n = 101)	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	p	\|d\|
Weight (kg)	67.42	17.75	68.75	20.70	.316	0.07
BMI (kg/m²)	25.58	6.37	26.12	7.51	.273	0.08
CIES-F1 ED symptoms	17.40	4.59	18.54	4.77	.113	0.24
CIES-F2 Eating style	24.42	7.63	25.89	8.69	.226	0.18
CIES-F3 Anxiety-depression symptoms	19.27	7.29	27.08	8.26	< .001*	1.00^†
CIES-F4 Emotional dysregulation	8.76	3.80	10.64	4.19	< .001*	0.47

Spain (n = 135)	Pre		Post
Spain (n = 135)	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	p	\|d\|
Weight (kg)	70.39	23.34	70.29	24.88	.879	0.00
BMI (kg/m²)	26.50	8.44	26.47	9.12	.921	0.00
CIES-F1 ED symptoms	15.93	5.83	16.61	5.72	.153	0.12
CIES-F2 Eating style	16.53	10.35	16.76	10.24	.701	0.02
CIES-F3 Anxiety-depression symptoms	18.95	9.50	23.88	10.01	< .001*	0.50^†
CIES-F4 Emotional dysregulation	8.88	4.75	10.20	5.05	< .001*	0.27

ED: eating disorder. BMI: body mass index. SD: standard deviation. *Bold: significant comparison. ^†Bold: Effect size into the ranges moderate to large. Results adjusted by ED-subtype and age.

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