Table 2.
History of BED and Features of Eating Disorder by Smoking Status
| Current Smokers (n = 66) |
Former Smokers (n = 145) |
Never Smokers (n = 218) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| BMI | 41.0 (0.93) | 39.7 (0.70) | 39.2 (0.62) |
| Age of first time overweight | 21.6 (1.56) | 22.5 (1.34) | 21.4 (1.22) |
| Age of binge eating onset | 26.0 (1.84) | 28.5 (1.61) | 27.5 (1.44) |
| Age of dieting onset | 28.4 (1.37) | 29.2 (1.17) | 28.9 (1.05) |
| # of times on a diet * | 15.5 (15.62) | 33.0 (13.57) | 15.7 (12.29) |
| Eating Disorder Examination Interview | |||
| Global | 2.59 (0.13) | 2.77 (0.11) | 2.56 (0.10) |
| Restraint † | 1.43 (0.18) | 1.89 (0.16) | 1.61 (0.14) |
| Eating concern | 1.99 (0.18) | 2.13 (0.16) | 2.03 (0.14) |
| Shape concern | 3.71 (0.17) | 3.72 (0.14) | 3.54 (0.13) |
| Weight concern | 3.21 (0.15) | 3.33 (0.13) | 3.07 (0.12) |
| Mean emotional overeating † | 2.33 (0.18) | 1.96 (0.15) | 1.85 (0.13) a |
Notes.
*
Statistics are based on log-transformed values. Age, sex, race/ethnicity, and education were included as covariates.
†
= significant F-statistics at p < .05 and p < .01.
a
= significantly different from current smokers.