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Table 1 Demographics

From: Prevalence of eating disorder symptomatology among outpatients referred to health promotion from somatic hospital departments

Variables

All N = 136 (100%)

Assigned female at birth N = 88 (64.71%)

Assigned male at birth N = 47 (34.56%)

Age, mean years (SD)

46.57 (± 15.66)

44.06 (± 16.06)

51.72 (± 13.53)

Age category (years), n (%)

   

 18–29

26 (19.12%)

21 (23.86%)

< 5

 30–39

23 (16.91%)

20 (22.73%)

< 5

 40–49

23 (16.91%)

11 (12.50%)

12 (25.53%)

 50–59

30 (22.06%)

13 (14.77%)

17 (36.17%)

 60+

34 (25.00%)

23 (26.14%)

11 (23.40%)

BMI, mean kg/m2 (SD)

36.62 (± 6.28)

37.01 (± 6.49)

36.00 (± 5.89)

BMI category, n (%)

   

 25.0–29.9 kg/m2

20 (14.71%)

11 (12.50%)

9 (19.15%)

 30.0–34.9 kg/m2

41 (30.15%)

26 (29.55%)

14 (29.79%)

 35.0–39.9 kg/m2

40 (29.41%)

27 (30.68%)

13 (27.66%)

 40 kg/m2

35 (25.74%)

24 (27.27%)

11 (23.40%)

Occupational status, n (%) (N = 134)

   

 Employed

73 (54.48%)

48 (54.55%)

25 (55.56%)

 Unemployed

12 (8.96%)

9 (10.23%)

< 5

 Students

15 (11.19%)

11 (12.50%)

< 5

 Sick leave

< 5

< 5

< 5

 Retired/early retirement

31 (23.13%)

18 (20.45%)

13 (28.89%)

Education level, n (%) (N = 134)

   

 High school or college

25 (18.66%)

21 (23.86%)

< 5

 Vocational education or short higher education

55 (41.04%)

32 (36.36%)

22 (48.89%)

 Medium or long higher education

54 (40.30%)

35 (39.77%)

19 (42.22%)

  1. *Intersex is not reported due to microdata. SD = standard deviation, BMI = body mass index