Table 1.
Mean score comparisons on measures of eating psychopathology based on loss of control (LOC) status.
| No LOC | LOC | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n= 16) |
(n= 16) |
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | difference (t) | p | |
| Age | 40.96 | 14.6 | 42.94 | 10.4 | −0.51 | .615 |
| Current BMI | 28.49 | 5.6 | 31.29 | 6.7 | −1.70 | .094 |
| Age when first overweight | 29.38 | 12.9 | 29.00 | 12.6 | 0.09 | .933 |
| Highest weight | 161.75 | 36.0 | 177.13 | 37.3 | −1.45 | .151 |
| Weight cycling | 1.44 | 0.6 | 2.13 | 1.0 | −3.26** | .002 |
| S-EDE Scales | ||||||
| Restraint | 0.97 | 1.2 | 2.20 | 1.4 | −3.44** | .001 |
| Eating Concern | 0.36 | 0.8 | 1.31 | 1.2 | −2.89* | .010 |
| Shape Concern | 1.44 | 1.5 | 3.26 | 1.2 | −4.50*** | .000 |
| Weight Concern | 1.05 | 1.3 | 2.54 | 1.1 | −4.09*** | .000 |
| Total Global Score | 0.97 | 1.1 | 2.33 | 1.0 | −4.63*** | .000 |
Note. Weight cycling = number of times lost and gained 20 lbs or more. S-EDE = Spanish Eating Disorder Examination.
*
p<.05, two-tailed.
**
p<.01, two-tailed.
***
p<.001, two-tailed.