Table 2.
Variable | No Metabolic Syndrome (n = 46, 56.8%) | Metabolic Syndrome (n = 35, 43.2%) | P Value | Partial ŋ2 |
Age at overweight onset, y | 18.08 (11.09) | 19.16 (10.45) | .788 | 0.001 |
Age at binge-eating onset, y | 23.52 (12.40) | 27.89 (12.22) | .197 | 0.021 |
Age at dieting onset, y | 20.84 (9.07) | 26.77 (11.50) | .037 | 0.059 |
Weight cyclingb | 2.76 (1.06) | 2.43 (1.04) | .081 | 0.039 |
Highest adult body mass index, kg/m2 | 41.49 (11.41) | 39.91 (5.87) | .582 | 0.004 |
Lowest adult body mass index, kg/m2 | 24.70 (4.79) | 26.39 (5.41) | .158 | 0.026 |
Dieting frequencyc | 3.22 (1.30) | 2.42 (1.30) | .017 | 0.073 |
Values are means and standard deviations based on analyses of covariance that controlled for gender.
Number of times reported.
Response to 1 Likert scale question.