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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample

From: Body image flexibility and embodiment in eating disorders: a mixed-methods approach combining network analysis and pilot exposure protocol

 

ED

n = 69

GP

n = 103

t

p

Age, years

24.43

8.47

23.66

2.17

0.743

0.460

BMI, kg/m2

19.24

8.53

21.26

2.83

-1.895

0.062

BUT

    

Weight Phobia

3.35

1.13

1.90

1.42

7.420

< 0.001

Body Image Concerns

3.40

1.65

1.90

1.42

9.709

< 0.001

Avoidance

1.05

0.75

0.71

1.08

2.440

0.016

Compulsive Self-Monitoring

2.60

1.34

1.23

1.03

7.254

< 0.001

Detachment

1.90

0.84

0.81

1.10

6.965

< 0.001

BI-AAQ

33.29

13.12

60.20

21.27

-10.480

< 0.001

MAIA

    

Noticing

2.74

1.03

2.43

1.32

1.725

0.086

Not Distracting

2.75

0.84

2.87

1.10

-0.786

0.433

Not Worrying

1.97

0.72

2.20

0.62

-2.237

0.027

Attention Regulation

1.71

0.98

2.06

1.00

-2.239

0.024

Emotional Awareness

2.53

1.15

2.64

1.38

-0.570

0.570

Self-Regulation

1.22

1.03

1.76

1.18

-3.064

0.003

Body Listening

1.20

0.99

2.01

1.24

-4.569

< 0.001

Trusting

0.84

1.09

2.70

1.41

-9.732

< 0.001

  1. The table reports means and standard deviations. ED: eating disorder; GP: general population; BMI: body mass index; BUT: body uneasiness test; BI-AAQ: Body Image Acceptance and Action Questionnaire; MAIA: Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness