Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of treatment-seeking binge eating disorder patients with and without the metabolic syndrome
| No metabolic syndrome (n = 37) | Metabolic syndrome (n = 56) | P value | Effect sizea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, number (%) | ||||
| Women | 35 (94.6) | 36 (64.3) | 0.001 | 0.35 |
| Men | 2 (5.4) | 20 (35.7) | ||
| Ethnicityb, number (%) | ||||
| Black | 9 (27.3) | 5 (9.6) | 0.03 | 0.23 |
| White | 24 (72.7) | 47 (90.4) | ||
| Education, number (%) | ||||
| Some HS | 1 (2.7) | 0 (0) | 0.42 | 0.18 |
| HS or GED | 3 (8.1) | 9 (16.1) | ||
| Some college | 11 (29.7) | 18 (32.1) | ||
| College graduate/postgraduate | 21 (56.8) | 28 (50) | ||
| Unknown | 1 (2.7) | 1 (1.8) | ||
| Age | 46.36 (8.47) | 44.82 (9.20) | 0.42 | 0.17 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 35.81 (5.51) | 38.82 (5.22) | 0.01 | 0.56 |
| Waist circumference (in) | 41.66 (5.93) | 46.46 (5.99) | 0.002 | 0.81 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 128.51 (31.35) | 119.26 (28.9) | 0.15 | 0.31 |
| Non-HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 147.65 (33.53) | 154.88 (31.41) | 0.29 | 0.22 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 62.59 (11.27) | 42.10 (9.71) | <0.001 | 1.95 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 92.49 (36.18) | 190.26 (120.11) | <0.001 | 1.10 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 130.16 (16.30) | 146.22 (15.83) | <0.001 | 1.0 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 78.97 (10.24) | 92.11 (11.46) | <0.001 | 1.21 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 91.82 (10.52) | 106.72 (15.93) | <0.001 | 1.10 |
Values are means and s.d. based on t-tests for continuous variables and χ2 analyses for categorical variables.
GED, General Educational Development; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HS, high school; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.
a
Effect sizes are reported as Φ for categorical variables and Cohen's d for continuous variables.
b
Ethnicity analyses contain data only from black and white patients due to small numbers of other ethnic groups in this sample.