Table 1.
Sample Characteristics
| DBT-BED n = 50 |
ACGT n = 51 |
Total N = 101 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (number, %) | |||
| Female | 43 (86) | 43 (84) | 86 (85) |
| Male | 7 (14) | 8 (15) | 15 (15) |
| Age (M, SD) in years | 51.9 (11.6) | 52.35 (9.52) | 52.2 (10.6) |
| Body Mass Index (M, SD) | 35.84 (9.35) | 36.90 (7.89) | 36.38 (8.62) |
| Ethnicity/Race (number, %) | |||
| Caucasian | 40 (80) | 37 (73%) | 77 (76) |
| Latino | 8 (16) | 5 (10%) | 13 (13) |
| Asian | 2 (4) | 3 (6%) | 5 (5) |
| African American | 0 | 3 (6%) | 3 (3) |
| Unknown/Unreported Ethnicity | 0 | 3 (6%) | 3 (3) |
| Marital Status (number, %) | |||
| Married | 32 (64) | 29 (57) | 61 (60) |
| Divorced | 6 (12) | 13 (26) | 19 (19) |
| Single/Never Married | 11 (22) | 6 (12) | 17 (17) |
| Widowed | 1 (2) | 3 (6) | 4 (4) |
| Educational Background (number, %) | |||
| Completed at least one graduate degree | 14 (28) | 16 (31) | 30 (30) |
| Completed some college/2 year degree | 12 (24) | 18 (35) | 30 (30) |
| Graduate from a 4 year college | 16 (32) | 10 (20) | 26 (26) |
| Completed some graduate school | 5 (10) | 4 (8) | 9 (9) |
| Had not completed high school | 2 (4) | 2 (4) | 4 (4) |
| Have high school degrees or equivalent | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 2 (3) |
| Employment Status (number, %) | |||
| Employed | 29 (58) | 21 (41) | 50 (50) |
| Retired | 7 (14) | 12 (24) | 19 (19) |
| Homemaker | 5 (10) | 9 (18) | 14 (14) |
| Unemployed | 6 (12) | 6 (12) | 12 (12) |
| Student/Other | 3 (6) | 3 (6) | 6 (6) |
| Age (M, SD) when first | |||
| Overweight | 17.2 (11.3) | 17.5 (11.3) | 17.4 (11.3) |
| Began dieting | 17.3 (9.3) | 18.1 (8.8) | 17.7 (9.0) |
| Began binge eating | 19.8 (12.3) | 19.1 (13.2) | 19.4 (12.7) |
| Concurrent Major Depressive Episode (%) | 11 (22) | 4 (7.8) | 15 (14.9) |
| Past History of Depression (%) | 36 (72) | 28 (54.9) | 64 (63.4) |
| Current Use of Antidepressants (%) | 17 (34) | 16 (31.4) | 33 (32.7) |
| Criteria met for any Axis II disorder (%) | 25 (50) | 18 (35.3) | 43 (42.6) |