Table 1 Sample descriptives of the analysis sample separated by sex
Variables | Females n = 537 | Males n = 429 |
|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) | 17.23 (2.28) | 17.15 (2.28) |
German nationality, n (%) | 528 (98.3) | 414 (96.5) |
Education, n (%) | ||
 Low, n (%) | 5 (0.9) | 8 (1.9) |
 Middle, n (%) | 100 (18.6) | 83 (19.4) |
 High, n (%) | 415 (77.3) | 325 (75.8) |
 Other, n (%) | 17 (3.2) | 13 (3.0) |
Social class, n (%)a | ||
 Lowest, n (%) | 9 (1.7) | 9 (2.1) |
 Lower middle, n (%) | 67 (12.5) | 53 (12.4) |
 Middle, n (%) | 329 (61.3) | 259 (60.4) |
 Upper middle, n (%) | 120 (22.4) | 97 (22.6) |
 Upper, n (%) | 3 (0.6) | 2 (0.5) |
Severities of DEBs (possible range: 0–100) | ||
 Skipping eating, mean (SD) | 5.13 (10.43) | 4.19 (8.50) |
 Min– Max | 0–91.67 | 0–56.16 |
 Eating large amounts of food, mean (SD) | 4.79 (7.75) | 5.25 (8.53) |
 Min– Max | 0–56.71 | 0–54.93 |
 Loss-of-control eating, mean (SD) | 4.76 (8.14) | 4.87 (9.55) |
 Min– Max | 0–76.80 | 0–100 |
 Restriction, mean (SD) | 10.46 (16.01) | 8.30 (14.00) |
 Min– Max | 0–99.75 | 0–89 |
BMI-SDS, mean (SD) | 0.15 (0.88) | 0.03 (0.99) |
EMA-compliance in %, mean | 85.2 (12.06) | 83.7 (13.70) |