Table 5.
Comparison of groups on disordered eating behaviors and pathology based on BMI status using means and standard deviations.
| Eating Disorder Behavior in Past 28 days | No Overweight or Obesity (n = 32) |
Overweight (n = 66) |
Obesity (n = 54) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Objective binge episodes | 17.93 | 22.66 | 11.57 | 10.24 | 7.59 | 12.70 |
| Subjective binge episodes | 8.59 | 11.80 | 7.70 | 11.73 | 5.69 | 8.71 |
| Objective overeating episodes | 1.83 | 5.27 | 1.76 | 4.22 | 4.02 | 8.49 |
| Purging episodes | 2.01 | 5.33 | 1.99 | 5.11 | 5.99 | 12.89 |
| Self-induced vomiting episodes | 2.00 | 9.43 | 2.62 | 8.41 | 15.28 | 20.59 |
| Laxative misuse episodes | 0.72 | 5.89 | 2.50 | 7.20 | 4.69 | 16.21 |
| Diuretics misuse episodes | 0.48 | 1.72 | 0.57 | 2.48 | 1.00 | 2.48 |
| Driven exercise episodes | 17.00 | 3.19 | 12.03 | 4.67 | 1.25 | 8.14 |
| Eating Pathology | ||||||
| EDE global scores | 2.98 | 1.35 | 2.91 | 1.88 | 2.03 | 1.09 |