Table 3.
Current Eating Behavior and Global Functioning Variables in Treatment-Seeking Obese Patients With Binge-Eating Disorder With and Without Metabolic Syndrome Recruited From Primary Care Centersa
| Variable | No Metabolic Syndrome (n = 46, 56.8%) | Metabolic Syndrome (n = 35, 43.2%) | P Value | Effect Size |
| Eating behavior | ||||
| Eating Disorder Examination score | ||||
| Global | 2.59 (1.06) | 2.47 (0.95) | .648 | 0.003 |
| Restraint | 1.81 (1.28) | 1.58 (1.27) | .363 | 0.011 |
| Eating concerns | 1.95 (1.41) | 1.79 (1.11) | .668 | 0.002 |
| Weight concerns | 3.23 (1.28) | 3.27 (1.15) | .711 | 0.002 |
| Shape concerns | 3.31 (1.30) | 3.23 (1.41) | .916 | 0.000 |
| Objective bulimic episodes in past mo | 17.04 (14.44) | 15.03 (10.73) | .437 | 0.008 |
| Objective bulimic episode days 6-mo average | 2.92 (1.62) | 3.04 (1.86) | .935 | 0.000 |
| Meal skipping, n (%)b | 23 (50.0) | 21 (60.0) | .371 | 0.099 |
| TFEQ-Restraint score | 8.15 (4.56) | 5.65 (3.19) | .018 | 0.070 |
| Global functioning | ||||
| Beck Depression Inventory score | 15.04 (9.70) | 15.69 (11.71) | .617 | 0.003 |
a
Values are means and standard deviations (unless otherwise specified) based on analyses of covariance that controlled for gender.
b
Results based on χ2 analyses; effect size is reported as Φ.