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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the sample

From: ADHD symptomatology in eating disorders: a secondary psychopathological measure of severity?

 

TOTAL ( N = 191)

AN ( n = 43)

BN ( n = 95)

EDNOS ( n = 29)

BED ( n = 24)

p

Age (yrs.)

28.3

(9.51)

25.7

(9.8)

28.6

(8.4)

26.4

(10.3)

34.1

(9.9)

.003

Onset (yrs.)

20.2

(7.75)

18.6

(6.9)

20.1

(7.3)

20.0

(6.8)

23.9

(11.3)

.136

Duration (yrs.)

7.5

(6.55)

5.5

(5.6)

8.4

(6.5)

5.5

(5.8)

8.9

(8.1)

.048

Num. previous treatments

0.40

(0.81)

0.31

(0.6)

0.38

(0.85)

0.77

(1.1)

0.14

(0.35)

.043

Menstruation (yrs.)

12.3

(1.79)

12.1

(1.7)

12.4

(1.9)

12.5

(1.6)

12.3

(1.9)

.747

Body mass index

23.6

(7.39)

17.2

(1.4)

24.3

(6.6)

21.5

(2.1)

35.8

(5.0)

.000

  1. Mean (standard deviation). AN anorexia, BN bulimia, EDNOS eating disorder not otherwise specified, BED binge eating disorder.