From: Quality of life as a vulnerability and recovery factor in eating disorders: a community-based study
 | Symptomatic (n = 13) | Improved (n = 6) | P |
---|---|---|---|
Demographics | |||
 Age (M, SD) | 40.7 (6.0) | 39.3 (14.0) | .210 |
 BMI (M, SD) | 31.81 (9.78) | 27.65 (6.10) | .291 |
Employment, n (%) | Â | Â | .683 |
 Unemployed/sick | 4 (30.8) | 1 (16.7) |  |
 Part-Time Work | 2 (15.4) | 2 (33.3) |  |
 Full-Time Work/Study | 7 (53.9) | 2 (33.3) |  |
 Childcare | - | 1 (16.7) |  |
Education, n (%) | Â | Â | .834 |
 University | 7 (53.9) | 4 (66.6) |  |
 Trade | 2 (15.4) | - |  |
 High School | 4 (30.8) | 2 (33.3) |  |
Marital Status, n (%) | Â | Â | .732 |
 Married/Defacto | 9 (69.3) | 5 (83.4) |  |
 Divorced | 2 (15.4) | 1 (16.7) |  |
 Single | 2 (15.4) | - |  |
Children, n (%) | Â | Â | .128 |
 Has children | 8 (61.5) | 6 (100.0) |  |
 No children | 5 (38.5) | - |  |
Eating Disorder Symptoms | |||
 EDE-Q Restraint, M (SD) | 3.78 (1.35) | 1.83 (1.47) | .017 |
 EDE-Q Eating Concern, M (SD) | 3.48 (0.75) | 0.50 (0.73) | < .001 |
 EDE-Q Weight Concern, M (SD) | 4.77 (0.59) | 1.93 (0.96) | < .001 |
 EDE-Q Shape Concern, M (SD) | 5.12 (0.52) | 1.77 (1.23) | < .001 |
 EDE-Q Global, M (SD) | 4.29 (0.25) | 1.51 (0.93) | < .001 |
 Objective Binge Eating, n (%) | 5 (39) | 1 (17) | .605 |
 Subjective Binge Eating, n (%) | 8 (62) | 0 (0) | .018 |
 Purging, n (%) | 3 (23) | 0 (0) | .517 |
 Driven Exercise, n (%) | 3 (23) | 2 (33) | 1.000 |
Health-Related Quality of Life | |||
 Physical, M (SD) | 32.66 (9.27) | 52.27 (6.45) | < .001 |
 Mental, M (SD) | 30.41 (7.29) | 51.15 (9.14) | < .001 |
Psychological Distress | |||
 K-10, M (SD) | 28.46 (7.53) | 12.17 (1.94) | < .001 |