Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 56 included study participants

 Self-identified to have an ED

40

71.4%

 Respondents diagnosed with an ED by a professional

16

28.6%

 Total professional diagnoses

26^a

 Anorexia nervosa

7

44%

 Bulimia nervosa

8

50%

 Binge eating disorder

5

31%

 Orthorexia nervosa

1

6%

 Other

5

31%

Range

Median (IQR)

 EDE-QS^b Global Score

8–30

24 (6.25)

 Days with deliberate limiting of food in past week

0 to 6–7

6–7 (1–2 to 6–7)

 Days with purging or laxative use in past week

0 to6–7

0 (0 to 1–2)

 Days with compulsive exercising in past week

0 to 6–7

1–2 (0 to 3–5)

 Days with sense of losing control over eating in past week

0 to 6–7

3–5 (1–2 to 6–7)

 Days with binge eating in past week

0 to 6–7

1–2 (0 to 3–5)

 HADS^c- depression

3–19

10.5 (2.5)

 HADS - anxiety

4–21

14.5 (5)