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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 15.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Med. 2008 Feb 29;38(12):1749–1757. doi: 10.1017/S0033291708002997

Table 2. Mean Z score by cycle phase and contrast analyses of mid-luteal/premenstrual increase in scale scores in study 1 (n=10 women)a.

Scale Follicular Ovulatory Mid-luteal Premenstrual t(36) p
DEBQ Emotional Eating −0.22 −0.10 0.17 0.32 2.30 0.03
DEBQ External Eating −0.39 0.20 0.11 0.27 1.48 0.15
EDEQ Eating Concerns −0.10 0.01 0.04 0.09 0.66 0.52
EDI Bulimia −0.16 0.29 −0.04 0.03 −0.39 0.70
TFEQ Disinhibition −0.23 0.16 0.05 0.14 −0.16 0.88
TFEQ Hunger −0.07 −0.07 −0.04 0.20 0.94 0.35

DEBQ, Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire; EDEQ, Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire; EDI, Eating Disorders Inventory; TFEQ, Three Factor Eating Questionnaire.

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Contrast analyses compare scores in the follicular/ovulatory phases with those in the mid-luteal/premenstrual phase.