Table 3 Sex, age and BMI of the 206 patients according to the four broad Eating Disorders categories based on physicians diagnosis
Restrictive Disorders (n = 65) | Bulimic Disorders (n = 39) | Hyperphagic Disorders (n = 84) | Other Eating Disorders (n = 18) | p | Total (n = 206) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female % | 98.4 | 100 | 91.7 | 94.4 | 0.10 | 95.6 |
Age mean (SD) | 30.4 (12.1) | 28.5 (9.8) | 43.9 (13.9) | 37.1 (15.6) | 0.017 | 36.1 (14.4) |
BMI Mean (SD) | 17.6 (3.8) | 25.9 (8.1) | 39.1 (7.0) | 30.8 (8.3) | < 10−4 | 29.1 (11.3) |
BMI Class % | < 10−4 | |||||
Underweight | 78.5 | 10.2 | 0 | 5.6 | 27.2 | |
Normal | 18.5 | 48.7 | 2.4 | 22.2 | 17.9 | |
Overweight | 1.5 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 11.1 | 4.4 | |
Obesity | 1.5 | 30.7 | 95.2 | 61.1 | 50.5 | |