Table 3.
Health-related quality of life associated with eating disorder behaviors according to year, sex, age, residency, and household income
| Sex | Age in years | Residency | Household income | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | 15 – 24 | 25 - 44 | ≥ 45 | Metro | Regional | < Median | > Median | |
| 1998 – PCS scores, M ( SD ) | |||||||||
| Objective binge eating | 49.39 (11.89) | 45.05 (14.08) | 51.33 (10.53) | 46.54 (12.98) | 37.42 (15.57) | 45.67 (13.47) | 40.95 (17.10) | 40.88 (14.63) | 49.59 (11.24) |
| Extreme dieting | 48.64 (9.12) | 47.23 (9.65) | 50.91 (8.78) | 49.20 (9.24) | 40.64 (13.19) | 48.99 (9.96) | 44.08 (12.27) | 51.53 (11.42) | 47.05 (7.01) |
| Purging | 42.39 (12.84) | 48.61 (8.14) | 47.53 (10.42) | 51.38 (8.40) | 38.93 (13.12) | 49.91 (9.95) | 44.15 (9.80) | 46.07 (11.09) | 48.32 (7.24) |
| 2008 – PCS scores, M ( SD ) | |||||||||
| Objective binge eating | 49.39 (11.89) | 45.05 (14.08) | 51.53 (6.41) | 48.18 (7.74) | 44.00 (11.13) | 48.42 (8.70) | 43.52 (11.00) | 46.02 (9.97) | 49.00 (8.52) |
| Extreme dieting | 48.33 (10.21) | 48.40 (9.59) | 49.93 (7.01) | 51.60 (8.24) | 42.37 (11.82) | 48.79 (9.70) | 47.78 (11.35) | 46.71 (11.10) | 50.05 (8.30) |
| Purging | 48.22 (10.50) | 46.71 (7.87) | 50.46 (8.80) | 47.08 (10.03) | 46.54 (9.54) | 46.91 (8.66) | 48.25 (12.40) | 47.78 (8.75) | 51.34 (4.82) |
| 1998 – MCS scores, M ( SD ) | |||||||||
| Objective binge eating | 46.35 (13.67) | 38.87 (14.42) | 36.21 (11.37) | 40.27 (12.97) | 39.18 (16.83) | 38.55 (13.36) | 42.51 (15.98) | 39.96 (12.18) | 44.50 (15.36) |
| Extreme dieting | 51.84 (5.34) | 45.00 (12.18) | 47.71 (9.53) | 43.87 (14.61) | 42.23 (10.96) | 44.63 (13.01) | 44.62 (11.05) | 42.40 (12.85) | 46.78 (11.93) |
| Purging | 48.52 (12.24) | 48.55 (11.92) | 40.36 (13.33) | 46.65 (12.49) | 52.34 (16.07) | 44.24 (12.93) | 47.86 (15.12) | 51.26 (9.87) | 46.63 (12.30) |
| 2008 – MCS scores, M ( SD ) | |||||||||
| Objective binge eating | 41.21 (14.71) | 42.66 (13.16) | 40.91 (12.34) | 41.20 (14.30) | 43.34 (15.94) | 42.14 (14.85) | 41.90 (14.01) | 38.49 (14.40) | 44.25 (12.87) |
| Extreme dieting | 43.08 (15.04) | 41.09 (13.73) | 41.84 (12.26) | 41.85 (13.05) | 38.93 (17.58) | 40.89 (14.03) | 41.31 (15.64) | 37.51 (16.62) | 45.53 (11.28) |
| Purging | 48.74 (9.63) | 42.19 (11.33) | 43.33 (12.73) | 43.31 (13.11) | 45.92 (10.65) | 44.72 (12.19) | 43.82 (10.03) | 43.68 (9.89) | 46.44 (7.96) |
PCS physical health composite scale, Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (SF-36); MCS mental health composite scale, SF-36.