Table 1 Demographic and clinical data

From: Abnormal structural brain network and hemisphere-specific changes in bulimia nervosa

Variables

Bulimia Nervosa (n = 48)

Healthy Control (n = 44)

Statistics

   

t

p

Age (years)

22.0 ± 3.4

23.1 ± 3.4

−1.507

0.136

Education (years)

14.1 ± 1.9

14.6 ± 1.7

−1.315

0.192

Current BMI (kg/m2)

21.0 ± 2.6

20.5 ± 1.4

1.125

0.264

Lowest previous BMI (kg/m2)

17.9 ± 2.3

   

Highest previous BMI (kg/m2)

25.2 ± 4.3

   

Duration of illness (years)

2.0 ± 1.3

   

Drive for thinness

35.2 ± 7.2

19.4 ± 6.3

7.388

<0.001

Bulimia

34.0 ± 5.8

13.0 ± 5.0

12.086

<0.001

Body dissatisfaction

41.9 ± 8.8

27.1 ± 7.1

5.725

<0.001

Interoceptive awareness

38.4 ± 8.1

20.9 ± 6.5

7.418

<0.001

17-HAMD

6.7 ± 3.3

0.9 ± 1.0

11.013

<0.001

HAMA

5.1 ± 3.3

0.4 ± 0.7

9.405

<0.001

  1. Note: data are presented as mean ± SD
  2. BMI body mass index, HAMD Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, HAMA Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale