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Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of anorexia nervosa inpatients (N = 435) at admission

From: Specialized inpatient treatment of adult anorexia nervosa: effectiveness and clinical significance of changes

Variables

M (SD)

Range

Age (years)

26.36 (9.02)

18 - 70

Inpatient treatment duration (days)

91.79 (44.26)

6 - 260

Body-Mass-Index (kg/m2)

14.56 (1.74)

9.69 - 17.48

Duration of the eating disorder (years)

8.84 (7.81)

1 - 50

Number of previous inpatient treatment

1.86 (2.45)

0 - 15

Number of previous outpatient treatment

1.73 (1.57)

0 - 9

Variables

n (%)

 

Type of discharge

  

Regular

292 (67.1)

 

Premature

139 (32.0)

 

Prematurely discontinued by the patient

32 (7.4)

 

Prematurely discharged by mutual agreement

94 (21.6)

 

Insufficent insurance coverage

1 (0.2)

 

Transfer

12 (2.8)

 

Subtype of anorexia nervosa

  

F 50.00 (Restricting Type)

316 (72.6)

 

F 50.01 (Binge Eating/Purging Type)

111 (25.5)

 

Comorbidity1

  

Moderate depressive episode (F32.1)

117 (26.9)

 

Severe depressive disorder2 (F32.2)

28 (6.4)

 

Recurrent moderate depressive disorder (F33.1)

89 (20.5)

 

Recurrent severe depressive disorder2 (F33.2)

42 (9.7)

 

Social phobia (F40.1)

39 (9.0)

 

Predominantly compulsive acts (F42.1)

24 (5.5)

 

Posttraumatic stress disorder (F43.1)

32 (7.4)

 

Emotionally unstable personality disorder (F60.3)

34 (7.8)

 
  1. Notes: 1Only diagnoses pertaining to more than 5% of included patients are indicated, 2without psychotic symptoms.