Demographics
| Paediatrics n (%)/Median (IQR) | Child and adolescent psychiatry n (%)/Median (IQR) | |
| Sex (male)** | 118 (62.4) | 56 (43.1) |
| Age** | 9.8 (6.51, 13.24) | 13.7 (10.5, 15.1) |
| Age groups** | ||
| 5–9 | 97 (51.3) | 29 (22.3) |
| 10–14 | 73 (38.6) | 66 (50.8) |
| 15–18 | 19 (10.1) | 35 (26.9) |
| Ethnicity* | ||
| White British | 129 (72.1) | 98 (84.5) |
| Other white | 16 (8.9) | 4 (3.4) |
| Mixed ethnicity | 13 (7.3) | 9 (7.8) |
| Asian | 6 (3.4) | 5 (4.3) |
| Black | 8 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) |
| Other | 7 (3.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| ARFID subtype** | ||
| Combined | 79 (41.8) | 43 (33.1) |
| Sensory | 53 (28.0) | 41 (31.5) |
| Lack of interest | 51 (27.0) | 29 (22.3) |
| Fear* | 6 (3.2) | 17 (13.1) |
*Significant at p<0.05; **significant at p<0.005.
*Post hoc tests with Bonferroni correction revealed that the Fear subtype was different from the others.
ARFID, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder.