Table 1.
Sample characteristics by the presence or absence of a lifetime history of a suicide attempt (SA)
| No SA (n = 148) |
SA (n = 56) |
Comparison | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, SD) | 25.61 (9.13) | 25.82 (8.14) | t(202) = −0.15, p = .88 |
| BMI (mean, SD) | 22.50 (4.48) | 24.28 (6.87) | t(198) = −2.14, p = .04 |
| Caucasian (%, n) | 92.6 (n = 137) | 85.7 (n = 48) | Fisher’s exact, p = .18 |
| Binge Eating Episodes (mean, SD) | 16.88 (24.79) | 17.71 (21.57) | t(202) = −0.22, p = 0.82 |
| Self-Induced Vomiting (mean, SD) | 21.83 (39.76) | 24.09 (25.69) | t(201) = 0.40, p = 0.69 |
| Laxative Abuse (mean, SD) | 2.54 (6.36) | 3.29 (6.03) | t(202) = −0.76, p = 0.45 |
| Emotional Neglect (%, n) | 26.3 (n = 39) | 33.3 (n = 18) | t(202) = 0.95, p = 0.33 |
| Physical Neglect (%, n) | 26.3 (n = 39) | 35.2 (n = 19) | t(202) = 1.51, p = 0.25 |
| Emotional Abuse (%, n) | 44.6 (n = 66) | 72.2 (n = 39) | t(202) = 12.10, p = 0.001 |
| Physical Abuse (%, n) | 21.0 (n = 31) | 37.0 (n = 20) | t(202) = 5.43, p = 0.02 |
| Sexual Abuse (%, n) | 16.9 (n = 25) | 38.9 (n = 21) | t(202) = 10.90, p = 0.001 |
Note: Frequency of eating disorder behaviors in the past 28 days, derived from the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire. Childhood trauma derived from the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) using cut points established by Walker et al., 1999.