Table 1 Demographic and background data
HC group (n = 63) | AN group (n = 17) | P | d, r | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (months) | 162 ± 8 | 164 ± 19 | 0.29 | d = 0.18 |
Height (cm) | 154.1 ± 6.4 | 150.3 ± 9.2 | 0.05 | d = 0.54 |
Weight (kg) | 45.9 ± 6.4 | 31.0 ± 6.5 | < 0.01 | d = 2.31 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 19.3 ± 2.1 | 13.6 ± 1.8 | < 0.01 | d = 2.76 |
BMI-SDS | -0.2 ± 0.9 | -3.8 ± 1.6 | < 0.01 | d = 3.36 |
Duration of illness (months) | 8 ± 5 | |||
ChEAT26 total score | 8(0–39) | 25(3–51) | < 0.01 | r = 0.45 |
Preoccupation with thinness | 1(0–13) | 5(0–15) | 0.34 | r = 0.11 |
Food preoccupation | 0(0–6) | 3(0–14) | < 0.01 | r = 0.47 |
Dieting | 3(0–13) | 7(3–21) | < 0.01 | r = 0.56 |
Social pressure to eat | 0(0–10) | 6(0–11) | < 0.01 | r = 0.53 |
Purging | 0(0–2) | 0(0–3) | < 0.01 | r = 0.43 |
Total AQC score | 14(5–38) | 19(11–34) | 0.07 | r = 0.20 |
Social skills | 4(0–10) | 4(0–9) | 1.00 | r = 0.00 |
Attention switching | 3(0–9) | 4(1–8) | 0.06 | r = 0.21 |
Attention to detail | 3(1–7) | 5(0–7) | 0.01 | r = 0.29 |
Communication | 2(0–8) | 3(0–6) | 0.14 | r = 0.16 |
Imagination | 3(0–9) | 3(1–6) | 0.98 | r = 0.00 |