Table 3.
Participant characteristics at baseline (N = 19).
| Baseline characteristic | Sample |
|---|---|
| Employment, n (%) | |
| Full-time | 10 (52.63) |
| Part-time | 7 (36.84) |
| Unemployed or student | 2 (10.53) |
| Education level, n (%) | |
| High school | 1 (5.26) |
| Some university or tertiary study | 3 (15.79) |
| Bachelor’s degree or post-graduate study | 15 (78.95) |
| Annual gross income in Australian dollars, n (%) | |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 2 (10.53) |
| 20,000 to 39,999 | 4 (21.05) |
| 40,000 to 69,999 | 5 (26.32) |
| 70,000 to 119,999 | 4 (21.05) |
| 120,000 to 149,999 | 1 (5.26) |
| 150,000 or more | 3 (15.79) |
| Cultural backgrounda, n (%) | |
| Australian | 12 (63.16) |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 1 (5.26) |
| New Zealand | 2 (10.53) |
| South American | 1 (5.26) |
| Multiple races | 3 (15.79) |
| Setting of residence, n (%) | |
| Metropolitan | 13 (68.42) |
| Regional | 6 (31.58) |
| Primary mental health concerns, n (%) | |
| Eating/weight issues | 14 (73.68) |
| Anxiety | 2 (10.53) |
| Depression | 2 (10.53) |
| Other | 1 (5.26) |
| Secondary mental health concerns, n (%) | |
| Anxiety | 9 (47.37) |
| Stress | 3 (15.79) |
| Depression | 2 (10.53) |
| Eating/weight issues | 3 (15.79) |
| None | 2 (10.53) |
| Other mental health services currently accessedb, n (%) | |
| Psychologist | 8 (42.11) |
| Psychiatrist | 3 (15.79) |
| Medical doctor | 8 (42.11) |
| Counsellor | 2 (10.53) |
| Telephone-based service | 2 (10.53) |
| Self-help book | 2 (10.53) |
| Suicidality and self-harmb, n (%) | |
| Past suicidality | 10 (52.63) |
| Past suicidality in previous 12 months | 4 (21.05) |
| Past suicidality in previous 28 days | 2 (10.53) |
| Past self-harm | 2 (10.53) |
| Past suicide attempt | 2 (10.53) |
| BED severity based on DSM-5 criteria, n (%) | |
| Mild (1 to 3 weekly objective binge episodes) | 10 (52.63) |
| Moderate (4 to 7 weekly objective binge episodes) | 8 (42.11) |
| Severe (8 to 13 weekly objective binge episodes) | 1 (5.26) |
Cultural background was based upon the classification stipulated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2016); the single selection item required the self-identification of a primary cultural background by participants, although there was an option to self-identify specific ethnic or cultural group/s via a free text field.
Denotes questions that could be answered multiple times by participants.This table was originally published in Rom and colleagues (32) and has been modified to remove baseline data that now appears in Table 4. This table is part of an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial, and no modifications or adaptations are made.