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Table 1 Demographic data across ED diagnoses and gender

From: Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among adult eating disorder patients

ED and gender

Number

Age years Mean (SD)

BMI Mean (SD)

Living aloneb

% (n/N)a

Work-/studyingc

% (n/N)a

Females

1118

27.6 (8.6)

23.1 (6.0)

40.5 (394/973)

88.1 (966/1096)

 AN-R

68

23.2 (6.6)

15.8 (1.4)

22.7 (15/66)

81.8 (54/66)

 AN-BP

37

24.1 (6.2)

16.3 (0.9)

21.2 (7/33)

86.5 (32/37)

 EDNOS-R

148

26.3 (8.1)

21.3 (5.8)

39.1 (54/138)

84.9 (124/146)

 BN

421

27.6 (7.7)

23.8 (4.6)

45.1 (167/370)

90.2 (370/410)

 EDNOS-BP

329

27.4 (8.1)

22.9 (4.6)

39.9 (110/276)

89.9 (294/327)

 BED

91

34.2 (11.8)

33.0 (6.9)

51.5 (34/66)

83.0 (73/88)

 EDNOS 5

24

29.8 (13.2)

20.1 (4.1)

29.2 (7/24)

86.4 (19/22)

Males

47

31.5 (10.9)

28.1 (9.9)

42.5 (17/40)

89.4 (42/47)

Total

1165

27.7 (8.7)

23.3 (6.3)

40.6 (411/1013)

88.2 (1008/1143)

  1. ain-complete data, bliving alone or with own children (below 18 years age), cworking/studying on the open market
  2. AN-R (Anorexia Nervosa restricting subtype), AN-BP (Anorexia Nervosa bingeing/purging subtype), EDNOS (Eating Disorder not otherwise specified), BN (Bulimia Nervosa purging and non-purging subtype), BED (Binge Eating Disorder = EDN 6)
  3. SD (Standard deviation), n (number with criteria), N (Number in ED group analysed)