Whole sample, n = 26 per group |
Male:female | 3:23 | 3:23 | > 0.99 |
Age, yr | 22.96 ± 4.97 | 24.00 ± 1.92 | 0.33 |
BMI | 16.97 ± 1.46 | 21.72 ± 1.50 | < 0.001 |
EDI-2 | 32.7 ± 11.4 | — | — |
EAT-26 | 59.5 ± 26.7 | — | — |
Duration of current episode, mo | 22.4 ± 14.8 | — | — |
No. hospital admissions for anorexia nervosa | 3 ± 2.2 | — | — |
BDI | 20.00 ± 12.05 | < 5 | — |
Thermal pain threshold, °C |
Right hand | 46.91 ± 1.84 | 44.83 ± 2.71 | 0.002 |
Left hand | 46.72 ± 1.72 | 44.98 ± 2.78 | 0.009 |
Whole brain tissue volumes (VBM), cm3 | — | — | — |
Grey matter | 646.66 ± 57.59 | 701.07 ± 61.63 | 0.002 |
White matter | 469.36 ± 54.59 | 489.2 ± 51.22 | 0.18 |
Total | 1331.33 ± 108.16 | 1384.71 ± 117.25 | 0.09 |
fMRI subsample, n = 15 per group |
Male:female | 3:12 | 3:12 | > 0.99 |
Age, yr | 22.8 ± 5.8 | 24.3 ± 2.06 | 0.35 |
BMI | 17.2 ± 1.2 | 22.0 ± 1.35 | < 0.001 |
EDI-2 | 32.1 ± 11.11 | — | — |
EAT-26 | 59.2 ± 30.68 | — | — |
Duration of current episode, mo | 22.5 ± 14.1 | — | — |
No. hospital admissions for anorexia nervosa | 2 ± 3.4 | — | — |
BDI | 21.4 ± 12.9 | < 5 | — |
Thermal pain threshold, °C |
Right hand | 47.0 ± 1.67 | 45.0 ± 2.45 | 0.015 |
Left hand | 46.9 ± 1.73 | 44.6 ± 2.71 | 0.010 |