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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Eat Disord. 2014 May 6;47(8):853–859. doi: 10.1002/eat.22292

Table 1. Descriptive statistics for EMA-measured disordered eating behaviors.

M (SD) % EMA behavior
occurred
% EMA behavior
did not occur
Ate large quantity 1.03 (1.58) 40 60
Loss of control over eating 1.91 (2.13) 55 45
Limited food intake 3.04 (2.00) 81 19
Skipped eating 2.63 (2.25) 68 32

Note. EMA = Ecological Momentary Assessment, M = mean rating, SD = standard deviation, % EMA behavior occurred = percent of assessments during which women reported engaging in the behavior at any level (i.e., value ≥ 1 on 7-point scale) at times, % EMA behavior did not occur = percent of assessments during which the behavior was reported as not at all occurring (i.e. value of 0 on 7-point scale). The ate large quantity, loss of control over eating, and limited food intake variables were only reported at times when women indicated they had eaten since the previous assessment and the skipped eating variables was reported when they had not eaten since the last assessment.