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Table 1 ED patient characteristics

From: Adverse childhood experiences among adults with eating disorders: comparison to a nationally representative sample and identification of trauma profiles

Age (M, SD)

27.14 (10.15) Range: 17–72

ACES (M, SD)

1.95 (1.90)

ACES Score

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

N

302

231

175

142

87

61

36

19

8

Diagnosis (N, %)

AN-R

278 (26.2%)

AN-BP

298 (28.1%)

BN

134 (12.6%)

ARFID

146 (13.8%)

BED

78 (7.4%)

OSFED

127 (12.0%)

Gender (N, %)

Female

936 (88.2%)

Male

114 (10.7%)

Nonbinary

6 (0.6%)

Trans Female-to-Male

3 (0.3%)

Trans Male-to-Female

0 (0.0%)

Prefer Not to Answer

1 (0.1%)

Race (N, %)

White

881 (83.0%)

Black

4 (0.4%)

Hispanic

40 (3.8%)

Asian

28 (2.6%)

Multiracial

42 (4.0%)

Native American/Pacific Islander

5 (0.5%)

Declined/Other

61 (5.7%)

  1. AN-R anorexia nervosa—restricting type; AN-BP anorexia nervosa – binge/purge type; BN bulimia nervosa; ARFID avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder; BED binge eating disorder; OSFED other specified feeding or eating disorder