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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients

From: A multi-centre cohort study of short term outcomes of hospital treatment for anorexia nervosa in the UK

 

Adult Inpatients (N=150)

Adult Day patients (N=16)

Adolescent Inpatients (N=11)

 

Frequency (%)

  

Female : Male

95 : 5

100 : 0

91 : 10

Ethnicity

   

White (British, Irish, Other)

94

69

100

Asian/Asian British/Mixed

6

31

0

Marital Status

   

Married/Living together/In a relationship

22

19

0

Single

75

75

100

Divorced/Separated/Widowed

3

6

0

Highest Qualifications

   

None

4

0

30

O-Level/GCSE/A-Level/GNVQ

52

38

60

Diploma/BTEC

10

6

0

University degree or higher

33

56

0

Other

1

0

10

Employment Status

   

Paid employment (full-time : part-time)

11 : 5

0 : 13

0 : 0

Homemaker/Unemployed/Sick/Retired

56

62

10

Student

27

25

90

Other

1

0

0

Living Situation

   

Living alone

14

19

0

Living with partner

19

12

0

Living with relatives

54

44

89

Other (e.g. hostel, flat with friends)

13

25

11