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. 2013 Aug 8;1:26. doi: 10.1186/2050-2974-1-26

Table 2.

Comparative clinical features of the Objective Binge Eating Episode (OBE) and Subjective Binge Eating Episode (SBE) groups

 
SBE (n = 14)
OBE (n = 56)
p
  Mean (SD) Mean (SD)  
Binge Eating Scale
30.21 (6.72)
31.32 (7.47)
0.615h
Beck Depression Inventorya
20.00 (7.98)
21.57 (10.30)
0.621h
Body Mass Index (kg/m2)
37.81 (4.48)
37.05 (3.72)
0.512h
 
n (%)
n (%)
 
Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview-Plusb (with at least one morbidity)
6 (50)
35 (71)
0.183i
Presence of markers of loss of control
 
 
 
according to Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV, Axis I, Patient edition
 
 
 
Rapid eatingc
11 (84.6)
48 (88.9)
0.647i
Eating until uncomfortably fulld
14 (100)
49 (90.7)
0.575i
Eating when not hungrye
14 (100)
51 (98.1)
1.000i
Eating alonef
6 (42.9)
37 (68.5)
0.076j
Feeling guiltyg 14 (100) 48 (90.6) 0.576i

aBDI: SBE (n = 12); bMINI-Plus: OBE(n = 49); SBE(n = 12); cRapid eating: OBE(n = 54); SBE(n = 13); dEating until uncomfortably full: OBE(n = 54); eEating when not hungry: OBE(n = 52); fEating alone: OBE(n = 54); gFeeling guilty: OBE(n = 53); ht-Test; iFisher Exact Test; jChi-square Test.