Table 2.
Life events occurring within the year before onset of disordered eating in women with binge-eating disorder and within the equivalent year in non-psychiatric or general psychiatric control women, respectively
| BED (N = 162) |
NC (N = 162) |
χ2a |
BED (N = 107) |
PC (N = 107) |
χ2a |
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| n | % | n | % | (df = 1) | P | OR | 95% CI | AUC% | n | % | n | % | (df = 1) | P | OR | 95% CI | AUC% | |
| Major house move | 48 | 29.8 | 17 | 10.6 | 18.37 | < 0.001 | 3.4 | 1.9–6.2 | 59.6 | 30 | 28.6 | 19 | 18.1 | 2.86 | 0.091 | 1.8 | 0.9–3.5 | 55.3 |
| Significant episode of physical illness | 20 | 12.3 | 10 | 6.2 | 2.70 | 0.100 | 2.1 | 1.0–4.7 | 53.1 | 11 | 10.4 | 14 | 13.2 | b | 0.648 | 0.8 | 0.3–1.7 | 48.6 |
| Pregnancy | 16 | 9.9 | 10 | 6.2 | b | 0.286 | 1.7 | 0.7–3.8 | 51.9 | 4 | 3.8 | 5 | 4.7 | b | 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.2–3.1 | 49.6 |
| Bereavement (close relative/friend/partner) | 31 | 19.1 | 9 | 5.6 | 12.25 | < 0.001 | 4.0 | 1.8–8.8 | 56.8 | 21 | 19.6 | 10 | 9.3 | 3.70 | 0.054 | 2.4 | 1.1–5.3 | 55.2 |
| Major episode of illness in close relative/friend/partner | 29 | 17.9 | 25 | 15.4 | 0.21 | 0.643 | 1.2 | 0.7–2.1 | 51.3 | 18 | 17.0 | 18 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.5–2.0 | 50.0 |
| Change in family structure (member leaving or joining) | 46 | 28.6 | 18 | 11.2 | 12.57 | < 0.001 | 3.2 | 1.8–5.8 | 58.7 | 34 | 32.4 | 15 | 14.5 | 7.90 | 0.005 | 3.0 | 1.5–5.9 | 59.0 |
| End of relationship with boyfriend/partner | 31 | 19.1 | 14 | 8.6 | 8.26 | 0.004 | 2.5 | 1.3–4.9 | 55.3 | 22 | 20.8 | 9 | 8.5 | b | 0.015 | 2.8 | 1.2–6.4 | 56.2 |
| Sexual abuse | 14 | 8.6 | 5 | 3.1 | b | 0.064 | 3.0 | 1.0–8.5 | 52.8 | 10 | 9.3 | 10 | 9.3 | b | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.4–2.5 | 50.0 |
| Physical abuse | 27 | 16.7 | 5 | 3.1 | 14.70 | < 0.001 | 6.3 | 2.4–16.8 | 56.8 | 19 | 17.8 | 17 | 15.9 | 0.03 | 0.855 | 1.1 | 0.6–2.3 | 51.0 |
| Major stress from school, work or other sourcec | 91 | 57.2 | 39 | 24.5 | 31.72 | < 0.001 | 4.1 | 2.5–6.6 | 66.4 | 60 | 57.6 | 44 | 42.3 | 4.02 | 0.045 | 2.0 | 1.1–3.4 | 57.7 |
| Critical comments about weight, shape, or eating | 69 | 42.9 | 14 | 8.7 | 38.88 | < 0.001 | 7.4 | 4.0–13.6 | 67.1 | 44 | 41.5 | 19 | 17.9 | 10.87 | 0.001 | 3.3 | 1.8–6.2 | 61.8 |
| Safety concernsd | 60 | 37.0 | 18 | 11.1 | 24.72 | < 0.001 | 4.7 | 2.6–8.4 | 63.0 | 40 | 37.7 | 22 | 20.8 | 5.78 | 0.016 | 2.4 | 1.3–4.4 | 58.5 |
| Anything else significant | 50 | 31.4 | 18 | 11.3 | 17.16 | < 0.001 | 3.7 | 5.0–6.6 | 60.1 | 33 | 31.7 | 15 | 14.4 | 7.23 | 0.007 | 2.9 | 1.4–5.7 | 58.7 |
BED indicates binge-eating disorder; NC, non-psychiatric control group; PC, general psychiatric control group; OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, odds ratio's 95% confidence interval; AUC%, area under the curve percent.
aMcNemar tests; bexact test; ccollapsed from two items: 1) major pressure or stress at school or work; 2) any other stress or pressure; dcollapsed from four items: 1) worried for personal safety; 2) feeling unsafe at home; 3) feeling unsafe in your neighborhood, 4) feeling unsafe at school or work.