Table 3.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Interview-based Night Eating Syndrome (NES) Groups
| Total Sample | No NES diagnosis | NES (Full Criteria) | NES (Provisional & NOS) | test- statistic | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | χ2 = 2.12 | 0.35 | ||||
| Male | 39 (39%) | 29 (37%) | 4 (33%) | 6 (60%) | ||
| Female | 61 (61%) | 49 (63%) | 8 (67%) | 4 (40%) | ||
| Ethnicity | χ2 =4.28 | 0.64 | ||||
| Caucasian | 43 (43%) | 32 (41%) | 4 (33%) | 7 (70%) | ||
| African Am. | 49 (49%) | 39 (50%) | 7 (58%) | 3 (30%) | ||
| Hispanic | 5 (5%) | 4 (5%) | 1 (8%) | 0 | ||
| Other | 3 (3%) | 3 (4%) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Age | 46.5±10 | 46.7±9.2 | 45.3±11.3 | 46.6±14.3 | F=0.11 | 0.90 |
| Education (years) | 12.7±3 | 12.8±3.2 | 12.0±4.5 | 13.0±1.9 | F=0.42 | 0.66 |
| # of psychiatric hospitalizations | 6.4±6.2* | 6.6±6.6* | 4.5±3.3 | 6.8±5.8 | F=0.62 | 0.54 |
| Body Mass Index | 38.2±7.7 | 37.7±7.5 | 38.6±7.7 | 41.2±9.4 | F=0.93 | 0.40 |
| BDI | 11.4±9.8 | 11.0±9.9 | 15.5±8.9 | 9.8±9.6 | F=1.25 | 0.29 |
| QLES-Q-18 | 62.6±12.3 | 63.4±11.8 | 55.3±13.3 | 63.7±13.3 | F=2.23 | 0.11 |
| ISI | 9.3±6.3 | 9.2±6.2 | 10.7±5.6 | 8.4±9.1 | F=0.36 | 0.70 |
| PANSS | ||||||
| Positive | 16.2±6.1 | 16.6±6.2 | 14.8±5.5 | 15.1±6.3 | F=0.67 | 0.52 |
| Negative | 14.4±5.4 | 14.3±5.2 | 15.9±6.0 | 13.8±6.2 | F=0.55 | 0.58 |
| General | 29.1±7.4 | 28.7±6.9 | 30.9±9.0 | 29.8±9.2 | F=0.49 | 0.62 |
*
1 subject’s data was removed from analyses as an outlier. Subject reported 99 hospitalizations.
Abbreviations: NES=Night Eating Syndrome; NOS= Not otherwise specified; BDI= Beck Depression Inventory; QLES- Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire -Abbreviated Version; ISI= Insomnia Severity Index; PANSS=Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale.