Table 2.

Associations Between Diet Soda Intake and Endorsement of Specific DSM Criteria.

		Absent			Present
Measure	Item	n	Mean	SD	n	Mean	SD	t(df)	p	d
		Intake			Intake
Appetitive Drive	Objectively large	230	2.75	6.29	133	5.12	8.36	−2.837(219.1)	.005	.32
	Loss of control	195	2.92	6.47	170	4.55	8.07	−2.118(322.9)	.035	.22
	OBE	234	2.75	6.25	121	5.50	8.64	−3.114(186.7)	.002	.37
Influence of W/S	Fear of gaining weight	266	2.57	5.47	99	6.66	10.29	−3.791(119.5)	<.001	.52
	Influence of W/S	122	1.97	4.24	238	4.40	8.16	−3.720(357.9)	<.001	.39
Other Symptoms	ICB	188	2.58	5.38	178	4.82	8.74	−2.928(291.4)	.004	.32
	Low weight	273	3.31	6.51	91	4.83	9.23	−1.451(121.2)	.149	.19

Note: ICB= Inappropriate compensatory behaviors; Intake = Cans of Diet Soda per day; Objectively large= Objectively large amount of food; OBE= Objective binge episode W/S= Weight and Shape