Table 1.
Sample characteristics for obese and non-obese participants.
| Obese (n = 15) | Non-Obese (n = 15) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 41.9 (11.6) † | 31.7 (11.9) |
| % female | 40.0 | 46.7 |
| % White | 53.3 | 46.7 |
| % African-American | 60.0 | 40.0 |
| BMI Ranges |
35.1 (3.70) † 30-44 |
23.0 (1.96) 20-26 |
| Number of days engaging the following behaviors in the past 28 days at intake (from EDE-Q-I) | ||
| Recent dieting (item 1) | 6.45 (9.16) | 7.00 (10.81) |
| Binge eating (item 15) | 2.71 (6.19) | 0.87 (1.25) |
| Eating habits (from DEBQ) | ||
| Restraint eating | 24.67 (9.90) | 23.60 (10.38) |
| Emotional eating | 31.33 (17.77) | 31.93 (13.83) |
| Negative and positive emotion at the time of arrival to the laboratory session | ||
| Negative emotion (negative) | 11.20 (8.79) | 8.73 (3.67) |
| Positive emotion (negative) | 68.26 (22.17) | 59.79 (21.03) |
| Negative emotion (positive) | 7.48 (3.78) | 8.90 (3.44) |
| Positive emotion (positive) | 63.63 (19.65) | 65.51 (24.21) |
Notes. Numbers in parentheses indicate standard deviation. BMI = body-mass-index. EDE-Q-I = the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire with Instructions (Goldfein et al., 2005). DEBQ = Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (Van Strien et al., 1986), with score ranges from 10-50 (restraint eating) and 13-65 (emotional eating), respectively.
†
= significantly different from non-obese group at p < .05.