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Table 3 Analysis of variance between each factor and willingness to provide peer support

From: Individualized peer support needs assessment for families with eating disorders

 

N

Willing to provide (A)

Willing to study (B)

Cannot afford (C)

Not interested (D)

p

Turkey's b test' for clarity

Average

SD

Average

SD

Average

SD

Average

SD

Number of social resources used

312

6.2

2.1

5.7

2.4

5.3

2.6

3.0

2.6

***

A, B, C > D

Age of onset (y)

306

16.8

7.0

15.9

4.1

17.9

5.8

22.6

11.9

*

B < D

Current BMI (kg/m2)

273

18.1

4.2

16.8

3.3

16.5

3.6

17.0

3.2

  

Lowest BMI (kg/m2)

281

13.9

2.6

13.4

2.6

13.2

2.7

14.5

2.6

  

Number of hospitalizations

204

2.5

3.1

2.3

1.9

3.5

3.9

2.6

0.6

  

GHQ

302

7.1

1.2

6.3

0.7

6.5

0.5

6.5

1.4

  

J-ZBI_8

306

12.8

8.3

11.6

7.8

12.3

7.9

7.4

1.6

  

ABOS

276

15.5

9.4

22.6

11.9

22.9

10.9

29.4

10.1

***

A < B, C, D

GF-FAD

296

26.3

7.0

24.8

6.3

26.5

6.8

6.8

1.5

  
  1. A = "Very interested and would like to offer if possible", B = "Interested and willing to study", C = "Interested, but no capacity for training", D = "Not interested", GHQ Total score of General Health Questionnaire 12, ZBI_8 Total score of the Japanese version of the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview, ABOS Total score of the Anorectic Behavior Observation Scale, GF-FED General Functioning Subscale of the McMaster Family Assessment
  2. *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001