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Table 1 Participant demographic and clinical characteristics (baseline)

From: Development and multi-site validation of a new condition-specific quality of life measure for eating disorders

Characteristic

N

Mean (SD) Range

Age (years)

170

25.3 (10) 14–60

Age at First Symptoms (years)

123

15.3 (4.7) 8–40

Duration of Illness (years)

122

9.7 (9.1) 0–45

Time in Treatment (months)

129

12.5 (15.8) 0–85

Body Mass Index (weight in kg/height m2)

121

20.6 (4.5) 14–39

 

N

Frequency (%)

Sex (% female)

171

165 (96.5)

Treatment Status at Enrolment (% outpatient)

171

160 (93.6)

Time in Treatment (current service)

129

35 (27.1)

   <3 months

 

52 (40.3)

   3–12 months

 

42 (32.6)

   12+ months

 

86 (66.2)

Previous Treatment (%)

130

48 (28.1)

Primary Diagnosis

169

 

   AN (restricting type)

 

24 (14.0)

   AN (binge-purge type)

 

55 (32.2)

   BN

 

42 (24.6)

   EDNOS

  

Psychiatric comorbidity (% >1 DSM-IV diagnosis)

130

89 (68.5)

Medical comorbidity (% any)

130

45 (34.8)

Body Mass Index Category

121

 

   Underweight

 

42 (34.7)

   Normal

 

65 (53.7)

   Overweight

 

10 (8.3)

   Obese

 

4 (3.3)

Stage of Change (MSCARED category)

130

 

   Pre-contemplation

 

1 (.8)

   Contemplation

 

10 (7.7)

   Preparation

 

20 (15.4)

   Action

 

65 (50.0)

   Maintenance

 

32 (24.6)

   Recovery

 

2 (1.5)