Table 2.
Comparison of clinical characteristics of participants with binge eating disorder across DSM-5 mild and moderate severity groups.
| Mild N=264 |
Moderate N=67 |
ANOVA | Significance | Effect Size | |||
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| M | sd | M | sd | F | p value | η 2 | |
| OBE Past Month | 6.5 | (2.6) | 19.3 | (4.6) | F(1, 329)=907.50 | .0001 | .734 |
| Restraint | 2.3 | (1.5) | 2.7 | (1.7) | F(1, 329)=4.67 | .031 | .014 |
| Eating Concern | 2.8 | (1.4) | 3.9 | (1.3) | F(1, 328)=39.77 | .0001 | .108 |
| Shape Concern | 4.6 | (1.1) | 5.0 | (1.1) | F(1, 324)=7.81 | .006 | .024 |
| Weight Concern | 4.0 | (1.1) | 4.3 | (1.2) | F(1, 325)=5.17 | .024 | .016 |
| EDE-Q Global | 3.4 | (1.0) | 4.0 | (1.0) | F(1, 323)=18.71 | .0001 | .055 |
| BDI | 18.2 | (9.8) | 19.3 | (10.3) | F(1, 294)=0.64 | .424 | .002 |
Note. OBE = objective bulimic episodes (binge eating frequency); EDE-Q = eating disorder examination - questionnaire; BDI = beck depression inventory.