Table 1 Participant characteristics
| Eating disorder patients |
healthy university undergraduate students (n = 469) | |
|---|---|---|
| (n = 99) | ||
| age(years) | 32.8 ± 12.1 | 19.9 ± 1.7 |
| body mass index(kg/m2) | 18.3 ± 5.8 | 20.7 ± 2.8 |
| occupation | ||
| student | 23 | 469 |
| full-time worker | 16 | 0 |
| part-time worker | 18 | 0 |
| homemaker/unemployed/on leave | 42 | 0 |
| Binge-eating (per 4 weeks) | 8.9 ± 22.4 | 1.7 ± 3.7 |
| Vomiting (per 4 weeks) | 8.3 ± 18.3 | 0.1 ± 0.8 |
| Use of laxatives (per 4 weeks) | 2.7 ± 8.7 | 0.1 ± 1.6 |
| Compulsive exercise (per 4 weeks) | 3.9 ± 8.4 | 0.4 ± 1.5 |
| EAT-26 | ||
| total score | 24.5 ± 16.1 | 8.7 ± 6.2 |
| Dieting | 13.1 ± 9.1 | 6.2 ± 4.2 |
| Bulimia and Food Preoccupation | 5.7 ± 5.3 | 1.0 ± 1.7 |
| Oral Control | 5.8 ± 5.1 | 1.5 ± 2.3 |
| EDI-2 | ||
| Drive for Thinness (DT) | 9.1 ± 6.6 | 5.6 ± 4.9 |
| Body Dissatisfaction (BD) | 15.3 ± 7.4 | 16.2 ± 7.1 |
| Bulimia (B) | 5.7 ± 6.6 | 2.6 ± 3.5 |