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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder and autistic traits in children with anorexia nervosa and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder

 

HC (n = 496)

ED (n = 124)

P-value

Sex (F: M)

456: 40

114: 10

1.000

Age

13.1 ± 0.8

13.0 ± 1.9

0.272

Height

153.6 ± 6.4

148.9 ± 10.2

0.000

Weight

44.5 ± 7.3

30.2 ± 5.6

0.000

BMI

18.8 ± 2.6

13.5 ± 1.6

0.000

BMI-SDS

−0.4 ± 1.0

−3.5 ± 1.6

0.000

  1. Abbreviations: HC Healthy Control, ED Eating Disorders, BMI Body Mass Index, BMI-SDS Standardised Body Mass Index