. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Dec 11;17(3):481–486. doi: 10.1038/oby.2008.560

Table 3.

Current eating behavior variables in treatment-seeking obese binge eating disorder patients with and without the metabolic syndrome

	No metabolic syndrome (n = 37)	Metabolic syndrome (n = 56)	P value	Effect size^a
EDE-Restraint	1.94 (0.22)	1.62 (0.17)	0.28	0.01
EDE-Eating Concerns	1.97 (0.24)	2.03 (0.18)	0.85	0.000
TFEQ-Restraint	6.89 (0.54)	7.79 (0.42)	0.22	0.02
TFEQ-Disinhibition	14.22 (0.47)	13.61 (0.36)	0.34	0.01
TFEQ-Hunger	10.32 (0.63)	10.59 (0.48)	0.75	0.001
OBE in past month	16.52 (1.52)	15.53 (1.17)	0.63	0.003
Meal skipping, number, (% yes)	8 (21.6)	24 (42.9)	0.04	0.21

Values are mean estimates and s.e. for continuous variables obtained through analysis of covariances (ANCOVAs) in which BMI, gender, and ethnicity were covariates.

Categorical variables are based on numbers and percentage values obtained through χ² analyses.

EDE, Eating Disorders Examination; OBE, Objective Bulimic Episodes; TFEQ, Three Factor Eating Questionnaire.

Effect sizes are reported as partial η² for ANCOVAs and Φ for χ² analyses.