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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Appetite. 2014 Nov 27;87:68–75. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.11.027

Table 1.

Participant Characteristics

LOC eating (n = 47)
No LOC eating (n = 29)
p
Age in years, M (SD) 13.8 (2.4) 15.6 (1.6) .001
Sex, n (%) .73
 Male 7 (14.9%) 3 (10.3%)
 Female 40 (85.1%) 26 (89.7%)
Race, n (%) .006
 Non-Hispanic White 14 (29.8%) 18 (62.1%)
 Non-Hispanic Black 27 (57.4%) 8 (27.6%)
 Hispanic 2 (4.3%) 0 (0.0%)
 Other/Unknown 4 (8.5%) 3 (10.3%)
BMI-z score, M (SD) 2.03 (0.40) 1.19 (0.84) < .001
Weight status, n (%)
 Overweight 7 (14.9%) 10 (34.5%) < .001
 Obese 40 (85.1%) 8 (27.6%)
Hunger Rating, M (SD) 25.1 (21.0) 28.8 (26.4) .51
HP-LP bias −5.07 (27.45) 1.86 (30.89) .31
HP-NF bias 12.89 (41.46) 1.16 (25.34) .17
LP-NF bias 1.63 (36.19) 1.84 (31.34) .98

Note: LOC, loss of control; HP-LP bias, bias for high palatable foods versus low palatable foods; HP-NF bias, bias for high palatable foods versus neutral non-food stimuli; LP-NF bias, bias for low palatable foods versus neutral non-food stimuli