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Table 1 Sample description

From: Frequency and correlates of lifetime suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among consecutively hospitalized youth with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa: results from a retrospective chart review

 

Total

(n = 382)

AN-R

(n = 242)

AN-BP

(n = 56)

BN

(n = 84)

ANOVA

Kruskal–Wallis-test

χ2-test

Tukey HSD

Mann–Whitney-U-test

Pairwise χ2-test

df1

df2

F

H

χ2

p

d

phi

AN-R

vs

AN-BP

AN-BP

vs

BN

BN

vs

AN-R

Demographic variables

 Sex, n (%)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

1.7

0.426

0.07

-

-

-

  Female

371

(97.1)

233

(96.3)

55

(98.2)

83

(98.8)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Male

11

(2.9)

9

(3.7)

1

(1.8)

1

(1.2)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 Age at hospital admission, years, Mdn (Q1,Q3)

15.6

(14.3,16.7)

14.9

(13.8,16.3)

16.4

(15.3,17.1)

16.4

(15.5,17.2)

2

58.2

 < 0.001

0.83

 < 0.001

0.608

 < 0.001

 Age of ED onset, years, Mdn (Q1,Q3)

14.1

(13.2,15.3)

14.0

(12.9,15.0)

14.7

(13.6,15.9)

14.6

(13.5,15.7)

2

17.0

 < 0.001

0.41

0.001

0.501

0.002

 Duration of illness, months, M ± SD

13.9

 ± 12.5

11.6

 ± 11.0

16.6

 ± 15.1

19.1

 ± 13.0

2,367

12.7

 < 0.001

0.53

0.015

0.471

 < 0.001

 Treatment duration, days, M ± SD

92.0

 ± 50.9

96.6

 ± 42.5

100.5

 ± 50.2

72.8

 ± 67.3

2,376

7.9

 < 0.001

0.41

0.853

0.004

0.001

Anthropometric variables, Mdn (Q1,Q3)

 At hospital admission

  BMI percentiles

1.0

(1.0,5.0)

1.0

(1.0,1.0)

1.0

(1.0,2.0)

43.5

(19.5,73.5)

2

239.6

 < 0.001

2.67

0.062

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  Kgs < 1. BMI percentile

0.0

(-3.1,0.0)

-1.4

(-4.0,0.0)

0.0

(-3.0,0.0)

0.0

(0.0,0.0)

2

75.2

 < 0.001

0.99

0.065

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 At hospital discharge

  BMI percentiles

11.0

(6.0, 18.0)

10.0

(5.0,16.5)

10.0

(4.0,16.0)

38.8

(17.0,74.3)

2

53.8

 < 0.001

0.86

0.817

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  Weight change in kgs/week

0.5

(0.3,0.7)

0.5

(0.4,0.7)

0.5

(0.3,0.6)

-0.0

(-0.3,0.2)

2

80.4

 < 0.001

1.09

0.064

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Intelligence, n (%)

 Above average

139

(36.4)

97

(40.1)

19

(33.9)

23

(27.4)

2

4.5

0.104

0.11

-

-

-

 Average

235

(61.5)

142

(58.7)

36

(64.3)

57

(67.9)

2

2.4

0.296

0.08

-

-

-

 Below average

8

(2.1)

3

(1.2)

1

(1.8)

4

(4.8)

2

3.8

0.149

0.10

-

-

-

Comorbid psychiatric diagnoses at hospital admission

 Average number, Mdn (Q1,Q3)

0.0

(0.0,1.0)

0.0

(0.0,1.0)

1.0

(0.0,1.0)

1.0

(0.0,1.0)

2

23.0

 < 0.001

0.49

0.001

0.855

 < 0.001

 At least one, n (%)

185

(48.4)

96

(39.7)

34

(60.7)

55

(65.5)

2

20.6

 < 0.001

0.23

0.004

0.566

 < 0.001

 Substance abuse

7

(1.8)

0

(0.0)

3

(5.4)

4

(4.8)

2

13.4

0.002

0.18

0.006

1.000

0.004

 Affective disorders, at least one

117

(30.6)

61

(25.2)

22

(39.3)

34

(40.5)

2

9.2

0.010

0.16

0.034

0.888

0.008

  Persistent affective disorder

62

(16.2)

26

(10.7)

13

(23.2)

23

(27.4)

2

15.0

0.001

0.20

0.013

0.581

 < 0.001

  Depressive episode

61

(16.0)

37

(15.3)

12

(21.4)

12

(14.3)

2

1.5

0.471

0.06

-

-

-

  Recurrent depressive episode

2

(0.5)

0

(0.0)

1

(1.8)

1

(1.2)

2

3.7

0.157

0.10

-

-

-

 Anxiety disorders, at least one

11

(2.9)

8

(3.3)

2

(3.6)

1

(1.2)

2

1.1

0.574

0.05

-

-

-

  Phobia

8

(2.1)

6

(2.5)

1

(1.8)

1

(1.2)

2

0.5

0.765

0.04

-

-

-

  Panic disorder

4

(1.0)

2

(0.8)

1

(1.8)

1

(1.2)

2

0.4

0.808

0.03

-

-

-

  Mixed anxiety and depression

2

(0.5)

1

(0.4)

0

(0.0)

1

(1.2)

2

1.1

0.586

0.05

-

-

-

  Generalized anxiety disorder

1

(0.3)

1

(0.4)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

2

0.6

0.748

0.04

-

-

-

 Obsessive–compulsive disorder

30

(7.9)

23

(9.5)

5

(8.9)

2

(2.4)

2

4.5

0.107

0.11

-

-

-

 Adjustment disorder

7

(1.8)

5

(2.1)

1

(1.8)

1

(1.2)

2

0.3

0.875

0.03

-

-

-

 Post-traumatic stress disorder

2

(0.5)

1

(0.4)

1

(1.8)

0

(0.0)

2

2.2

0.331

0.08

-

-

-

 Personality disorder traits

48

(12.6)

13

(5.4)

10

(17.9)

25

(29.8)

2

35.4

 < 0.001

0.31

0.004

0.163

 < 0.001

  Borderline

27

(7.1)

3

(1.2)

7

(12.5)

17

(20.2)

2

37.2

 < 0.001

0.31

 < 0.001

0.336

 < 0.001

  Combined

7

(1.8)

2

(0.8)

1

(1.8)

4

(4.8)

2

5.3

0.068

0.12

-

-

-

     Histrionic

5

(1.3)

3

(1.2)

0

(0.0)

2

(2.4)

2

1.5

0.473

0.06

-

-

-

     Anankastic

4

(1.0)

4

(1.7)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

2

2.3

0.311

0.08

-

-

-

     Anxious

3

(0.8)

1

(0.4)

1

(1.8)

1

(1.2)

2

1.3

0.515

0.06

-

-

-

     Mixed and other

2

(0.5)

0

(0.0)

1

(1.8)

1

(1.2)

2

3.7

0.157

0.10

-

-

-

 Disorders with onset in childhood/adolescence

7

(1.8)

4

(1.7)

1

(1.8)

2

(2.4)

2

0.2

0.912

0.02

-

-

-

Family Psychopathology, n (%)

 Family psychopathology present

241

(63.1)

155

(64.0)

41

(73.2)

45

(53.6)

2

5.8

0.054

0.12

-

-

-

 Suicide (attempt) environment

38

(9.9)

24

(9.9)

7

(12.5)

7

(8.3)

2

0.7

0.722

0.04

-

-

-

History of childhood abuse, n (%)

 History of any childhood abuse

44

(11.5)

15

(6.2)

11

(19.6)

18

(21.4)

2

18.4

 < 0.001

0.22

0.001

0.798

 < 0.001

  Emotional

18

(4.7)

5

(2.1)

4

(7.1)

9

(10.7)

2

11.3

0.004

0.17

0.068

0.563

0.002

  Physical

15

(3.9)

7

(2.9)

5

(8.9)

3

(3.6)

2

4.4

0.109

0.11

-

-

-

  Sexual

13

(3.4)

3

(1.2)

4

(7.1)

6

(7.1)

2

9.4

0.009

0.20

0.025

1.000

0.011

Lifetime history of suicidality, n (%)

 Suicidality

120

(31.4)

49

(20.2)

26

(46.4)

45

(53.6)

2

39.0

 < 0.001

0.32

 < 0.001

0.408

 < 0.001

  Suicidal ideation

117

(30.6)

48

(19.8)

25

(44.6)

44

(52.4)

2

37.2

 < 0.001

0.31

 < 0.001

0.370

 < 0.001

  Suicide attempt

13

(3.4)

4

(1.7)

5

(8.9)

4

(4.8)

2

7.9

0.019

0.14

0.014

0.484

0.211

Lifetime history of nonsuicidal self-injury

 Average number, Mdn (Q1,Q3)

0.0

(0.0,0.0)

0.0

(0.0,0.0)

0.0

(0.0,1.0)

0.0

(0.0,1.0)

2

10.5

0.005

0.97

 < 0.001

0.409

 < 0.001

 At least one, n (%)

82

(21.5)

20

(8.3)

22

(39.3)

40

(47.6)

2

69.6

 < 0.001

0.43

 < 0.001

0.527

 < 0.001

Psychiatric medication prescription during inpatient treatment

 Average number, Mdn (Q1,Q3)

0.0

(0.0,1.0)

0.0

(0.0,0.0)

0.0

(0.0,1.0)

0

(0.0,0.8)

2

73.6

0.001

0.30

0.001

0.015

0.759

 At least one, n (%)

101

(26.4)

56

(23.1)

24

(42.9)

21

(25.0)

2

9.2

0.010

0.16

0.003

0.027

0.730

  Antidepressants

76

(19.9)

36

(14.9)

21

(37.5)

19

(22.6)

2

15.1

0.001

0.20

 < 0.001

0.056

0.103

  Antipsychotics

51

(13.4)

32

(13.2)

12

(21.4)

7

(8.3)

2

5.0

0.082

0.11

-

-

-

  Anxiolytics

2

(0.5)

2

(0.8)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

2

1.2

0.559

0.06

-

-

-

  1. AN-BP anorexia nervosa-binge-purging type, AN-R anorexia nervosa-restricting type, BN bulimia nervosa; disorders with onset in childhood/adolescence comprise Asperger syndrome, combined disorder of conduct and emotions, conduct disorders, elective mutism, emotional disorders of childhood, reactive attachment disorder, stutter, tics; intelligence: above average = IQ > 115, average = IQ 85–114, below average = IQ 70–84; Mdn = median; Q1 = 1st Quartile, Q3 = 3rd Quartile, SD = standard deviation; personality disorder traits: since patients were younger than 18 years, personality disorders were diagnosed as personality disorder traits if all criteria except age were met; significant p-values < 0.05 are bold; please note, that this sample description resembles the one in Arnold et al. [32] since the same sample was analyzed
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