Factors associated with caregiving burden and mental health conditions in caregivers of patients with anorexia nervosa in Japan

Table 1 Clinical and demographic data of patients and their caregivers

Subjects		n	%	Mean	SD
Patient variables
Age (y)				26.6	7.9
Age of onset (y)				17.1	4.1
Current BMI (kg/m²)				14.6	3.2
Lowest BMI (kg/m²)				12.1	2.0
Disease duration (y)				8.8	6.1
AN subtype	AN-R	48	60.8
	AN-BP	31	39.2
Hospitalized	Yes	51	64.6
	No	28	35.4
Comorbidities	Yes	20	25.3
	No	59	74.7
Caregiver variables
Age (y)				56.0	8.0
Relationship	Father	5	6.3
	Mother	70	88.6
	Other	4	5.1
Working situation	Full-time	18	22.8
	Part-time	22	27.8
	Unemployed	39	49.4
Educational level	High school	26	32.9
	Junior college Technical school	35	44.3
	College	18	22.8
	University
Living together with patient	Yes	72	91.1
	No	7	8.9
Contact time with patient in a day	<3 h	14	17.7
	3 -6 h	36	45.6
	>6 h	29	36.7

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