Table 2.
Clinical Variables Across the Two Treatments at Pre- and Post-Treatment
| Variable | Pre-treatment | Post-treatment | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shCBT | Usual Care | shCBT | Usual Care | Effect Size | |||||
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | ||
| EDE OBE/month | 15.13 | 7.60 | 16.08 | 8.86 | 5.75 | 5.94 | 6.50 | 7.22 | 0.24 |
| EDE Global Score | 2.61 | 0.80 | 2.34 | 0.83 | 1.97 | 0.58 | 1.99 | 0.71 | 0.38 |
| EDE-Q OBE/month | 13.83 | 8.65 | 9.74 | 7.11 | 4.54 | 5.01 | 8.21 | 9.36 | 0.90 |
| EDE-Q Global Score | 3.58 | 0.95 | 3.17 | 0.86 | 3.02 | 0.88 | 2.81 | 0.89 | 0.34 |
| BDI Depression | 14.57 | 8.48 | 16.09 | 8.61 | 8.88 | 7.67 | 11.96 | 7.38 | 0.13 |
| Body mass index | 38.01 | 5.36 | 37.22 | 4.22 | 37.45 | 5.34 | 37.42 | 4.44 | 0.54 |
Note: shCBT = self-help-Cognitive behavioral therapy. M = mean. SD = standard deviation. Effect size calculated as Cohen’s d for the group differences in changes from baseline to post-treatment. EDE = Eating Disorder Examination. EDE-Q = Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire version; OBE = objective bulimic episodes. BDI = Beck Depression Inventory. Analyses revealed no significant group differences at baseline.