Table 2 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of ED patients: continuous variables
AN (N = 33) | BN (N = 26) | BED (N = 7) | EDNOS (N = 14) | Kruskal-Wallis test | Significance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 26.09 ± 10.59 | 27.46 ± 7.96 | 41.57 ± 14.01 | 28.07 ± 13.28 | χ2 = 8.293 | p = 0.040 |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) | 15.97 ± 1.88 | 21.99 ± 5.17 | 32.40 ± 8.26 | 24.73 ± 7.29 | χ2 = 54.916 | p < 0.001 |
Age at onset (years) | 19.21 ± 6.93 | 17.92 ± 5.37 | 36.14 ± 15.40 | 22.57 ± 13.20 | χ2 = 9.585 | p = 0.022 |
Age at first evaluation (years) | 26.06 ± 10.61 | 27.39 ± 8.00 | 41.57 ± 14.01 | 28.07 ± 13.28 | χ2 = 8.198 | p = 0.040 |
Lenght of illness (years) | 6.88 ± 7.27 | 9.54 ± 7.20 | 5.43 ± 7.00 | 5.50 ± 9.97 | χ2 = 9.456 | p = 0.020 |