Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the binge eating and healthy control samples
| Dependent Variable | Total sample (n = 103) Mean (SD) |
Binge eating group (n = 52) Mean (SD) |
Healthy control (n = 51) Mean (SD) |
df | t / χ2 | 95% CI | p | Cohen’s d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 20.49 (5.34) | 21.10 (6.24) | 19.86 (4.20) | 101 | −1.17 | −3.32, 0.85 | .24 | 0.24 |
| Race (% Caucasian) | 68.93% | 69.23% | 68.63% | 1 | 0.00 | ----- | 1.00 | ----- |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 24.32 (4.87) | 25.90 (5.68) | 22.70 (3.20) | 101 | −3.48 | −5.03, -1.38 | .001* | 0.70 |
| EDE Restraint Score | 1.93 (1.48) | 3.07 (1.25) | 0.94 (0.82) | 101 | −10.26 | −2.55, −1.72 | <.001* | 2.03 |
| EDE Eating Concern Score | 1.69 (1.57) | 2.93 (1.21) | 0.44 (0.59) | 101 | −13.21 | −2.86, −2.10 | <.001* | 2.63 |
| EDE Shape Concern Score | 3.16 (1.78) | 4.61 (0.86) | 1.68 (1.15) | 101 | −14.69 | −3.33, −2.34 | <.001* | 2.92 |
| EDE Weight Concern Score | 2.95 (1.74) | 4.32 (0.93) | 1.56 (1.17) | 101 | −13.29 | −3.17, −2.35 | <.001* | 2.64 |
| EDE Global Score | 2.46 (1.54) | 3.73 (0.86) | 1.15 (0.83) | 101 | −15.46 | −2.91, −2.25 | <.001* | 3.08 |
| Purging (% endorsing) | 18.45% | 36.54% | 0.00% | 1 | 21.05 | ----- | <.001* | ----- |
| Pre-meal hunger | 53.40 (27.04) | 51.88 (29.16) | 54.92 (24.93) | 100 | 0.57 | −7.62, 13.70 | 0.57 | 0.11 |
Note: EDE = Eating Disorder Examination;
*
p < .05