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Table 1 Characteristics at presentation of 201 adolescents with restrictive eating disorders with features of anorexia nervosa but not fulfilling the weight criterion

From: Family-based intervention in adolescent restrictive eating disorders: early treatment response and low weight suppression is associated with favourable one-year outcome

Age at top weight (years)

14.1 ± 1.7 (range 7.6 – 17.3)

BMI SDS at top weight

0.69 ± 1.00 (range - 1.22 – 3.11)

Gender (M/F)

13/201

Age at presentation (years)

15.0 ± 1.7 (range 9.4 – 17.8)

Duration of ED symptoms (months)

9.6 ± 8.7 (range 2 – 60)

BMI SDS at presentation

−0.56 ± 1.04 (range - 1.96 – 2.46)

Weight loss (kg)

6.3 ± 5.7 (range - 5.0 – 27.4)

Menstrual status (premenarcheal/secondary amenorrhea/no amenorrhea/hormonal anticonception)

17/54/103/14 (9/29/55/7%)

Exercise for weight control

139 (69%)

Vomiting for weight control

39 (19%)

Self-destructive behaviour

23 (11%)

EDE-Q global score

2.9 ± 1.7

MADRS-S

18 ± 11

Depression

43 (21%)

Neuropsychiatric diagnoses

9 (4%)

  1. Values are means ± standard deviations
  2. BMI body mass index, SDS standard deviation score, EDE-Q eating disorders examination-questionnaire, MADRS-S Montgomery-Ã…sberg depression rating scale-self report