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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eat Behav. 2008 Jan 12;9(3):343–351. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2007.12.004

Table 3.

Comparison of night eaters and controls on eating attitudes and disordered eating behavior.

Variable Night Eaters
N = 19
M ± SD		 Controls
N = 22
M± SD		 Statistic, Significance
EDE Subscales
  Weight concern 1.6 ± 1.1 0.2 ± 0.3 t (1,39) = 5.5, p < 0.001
  Shape concern 2.3 ± 1.5 0.3 ± 0.4 t (1,39) = 6.1, p < 0.001
  Eating Concern 1.5 ± 1.4 0.0 ± 0.1 t (1,39) = 4.8, p < 0.001
  Dietary Restraint 2.1 ± 1.6 0.1 ± 0.2 t (1,39) = 5.5, p < 0.001
  Global Score 1.8 ± 1.1 0.2 ± 0.2 t (1,39) = 7.3, p < 0.001
EDE Compensatory Behaviors
  Days Intense Exercise 5.4 ± 10.7 1.3 ± 5.1 t (1,39) = 1.6, p = 0.12
  Days Vomit 0.3 ± 1.0 0.0 ± 0.0 t (1,38) = 1.4, p = 0.18
  Days Diuretic Use 0.0 ± 0.0 0.0 ± 0.0 --
  Days Laxative Use 0.6 ± 2.4 0.0 ± 0.0 t (1,38) = 1.1, p = 0.27
EDE Fear of Weight Gain 3.1 ± 1.6 0.2 ± 0.7 t (1,39) = 5.2, p < 0.001
Eating Inventory (M, SD)
  Cognitive Restraint 12.6 ± 5.7 7.7 ± 3.7 t (1,37) = 3.1, p = 0.004
  Disinhibition 9.0 ± 4.0 3.3 ± 2.5 t (1,38) = 5.4, p < 0.001
  Hunger 6.9 ± 2.7 2.7 ± 2.3 t (1,38) = 5.2, p < 0.001

Note. EDE = Eating Disorder Examination.