| Eating disorder | Control group |
| ||
(n = 367 - 374)* | (n = 18,300 - 18,639)* | ||||
| n | % | n | % | p-value |
Gender |
|
|
|
| <0.001 |
Female | 309 | 82.6 | 11,364 | 61.0 |
|
Male | 65 | 17.4 | 7275 | 39.0 |
|
Age group (years) |
|
|
|
| <0.001 |
25 - 29 | 141 | 37.7 | 4647 | 24.9 |
|
35 - 39 | 77 | 20.6 | 4284 | 23.0 |
|
45 - 49 | 77 | 20.6 | 4653 | 25.0 |
|
55 - 59 | 79 | 21.1 | 5055 | 27.1 |
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
| <0.001 |
Single | 101 | 27.1 | 2853 | 15.4 |
|
In a relationship | 214 | 57.4 | 13,914 | 75.0 |
|
Other | 58 | 15.5 | 1792 | 9.7 |
|
Education |
|
|
|
| 0.530 |
Low | 152 | 40.8 | 7858 | 42.4 |
|
High | 221 | 59.2 | 10,687 | 57.6 |
|
BMI (kg/m2) |
|
|
|
| 0.005 |
<18.5 | 11 | 3.0 | 258 | 1.4 |
|
18.5 - 29.9 | 297 | 80.7 | 16,028 | 85.3 |
|
≥30.0 | 60 | 16.3 | 2502 | 13.3 |
|
Smoking |
|
|
|
| 0.060 |
Non-smoker | 146 | 39.0 | 8185 | 43.9 |
|
Smoker | 228 | 61.0 | 10,454 | 56.1 |
|
Passed out due to alcohol |
|
|
|
| <0.001 |
Never | 294 | 78.6 | 15,957 | 85.6 |
|
At least once | 80 | 21.4 | 2682 | 14.4 |
|
BDI |
|
|
|
| <0.001 |
<19 points | 283 | 77.1 | 17,590 | 96.1 |
|
≥19 points | 84 | 22.9 | 710 | 3.9 |
|