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Published in final edited form as: Behav Res Ther. 2011 Jul 30;49(10):682–688. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2011.07.011

Table 1.

Full sample characteristics and comparisons between youth with loss of control eating and overweight controls on demographic variables (M±SD, unless otherwise indicated)

Variable		Full Sample (N=526)^a	LOC (n=149)	CON (n=377)	Test Statistic for LOC vs. CON Comparison
Age, y		11.0±2.3	11.3±2.3	10.8±2.3	t(524)=2.12^*
Female, % (n)		65.2 (343)	67.8 (101)	64.2 (242)	χ²(1, N=526)=0.61
z-BMI		2.22±0.37	2.24±0.38	2.21±0.37	t(524)=0.90
Race/ethnicity, % (n)	Caucasian	56.3 (296)	45.0 (67)	60.7 (229)	χ²(3, N=526)=22.58^**
	African-American	21.3 (112)	34.2 (51)	16.2 (61)
	Hispanic	11.4 (60)	8.7 (13)	12.5 (47)
	Other	11.0 (58)	12.1 (18)	10.6 (40)

p<.05

^**

p<.001

Note: LOC=loss of control; CON=overweight control; z-BMI=age- and sex-adjusted body mass index (kg/m²)