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. 2016 Apr 11;22(1):105–115. doi: 10.1007/s40519-016-0275-7

Table 2.

Mean scores with standard deviations among the four EB for every mental dimension

Gorging pts. 361 Snacking pts. 312 Grazing pts. 261 Binge pts. 187 Total pts. 1121 P value Post hoc test: significant differences
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Impulsiveness
 BES 8.00 (5.68) 13.60 (5.81) 19.72 (6.40) 28.37 (5.77) 15.68 (9.26) <0.001a Binge versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Grazing versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Snacking versus other EB: p < 0.001b
 EDI-2 (Bu) 1.56 (2.22) 2.97 (3.15) 4.81 (3.87) 9.18 (4.75) 3.98 (4.29) <0.001a Binge versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Grazing versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Snacking versus other EB: p < 0.001b
 EDI-2 (IR) 2.54 (3.59) 3.66 (4.06) 5.44 (5.00) 10.64 (6.81) 4.88 (5.48) <0.001a Binge versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Grazing versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Snacking versus gorging: p = 0.013b
 BIS-11 (Ba)* 56.56 (9.32) 61.87 (9.06) 66.36 (9.42) 76.40 (10.36) 63.63 (11.62) <0.001a Binge versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Grazing versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Snacking versus other EB: p < 0.001b
*Subscales
  BIS-11 (CF) 13.36 (3.12) 14.59 (3.21) 16.13 (3.52) 19.05 (4.32) 15.30 (3.98) <0.001a Binge versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Grazing versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Snacking versus other EB: p < 0.001b
  BIS-11 (MF) 19.38 (4.03) 20.99 (4.02) 22.12 (4.36) 25.68 (4.94) 21.52 (4.77) <0.001a Binge versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Grazing versus snacking: p = 0.01b
Grazing versus gorging: p < 0.001b
Snacking versus gorging: p < 0.001b
  BIS-11 (NPF) 23.85 (4.72) 26.53 (4.38) 28.11 (4.58) 31.71 (4.46) 26.90 (5.28) <0.001a Binge versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Grazing versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Snacking versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Body image
 EDI-2 (BD) 14.20 (6.56) 16.52 (6.00) 18.06 (6.47) 19.86 (5.56)
16.69 (6.54)		 <0.001a Binge versus grazing: p = 0.016b
Binge versus snacking: p < 0.001b
Binge versus gorging: p < 0.001b
Grazing versus snacking: p = 0.019b
Grazing versus gorging: p < 0.001b
Snacking versus gorging: p < 0.001b
 BUT (WP) 1.97 (1.30) 2.46 (1.22) 2.90 (1.18) 3.58 (1.34) 2.59 (1.37) <0.001a Binge versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Grazing versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Snacking versus other EB: p < 0.001b
 BUT (BIC) 2.12 (1.28) 2.75 (1.38) 3.14 (1.19) 3.86 (1.76) 2.82 (1.51) <0.001a Binge versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Grazing versus snacking: p = 0.005b
Grazing versus gorging: p < 0.001b
Snacking versus gorging: p < 0.001b
 BUT (A) 0.94 (1.06) 1.44 (1.34) 1.92 (1.26) 2.81 (1.51) 1.62 (1.42) <0.001a Binge versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Grazing versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Snacking versus other EB: p < 0.001b
 BUT (CSM) 0.92 (0.88) 1.34 (0.97) 1.56 (0.95) 2.12 (1.02) 1.39 (1.03) <0.001a Binge versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Grazing versus snacking: p = 0.03b
Grazing versus gorging: p < 0.001b
Snacking versus gorging: p < 0.001b
Depression
 EDI-2 (GSI) 1.48 (1.00) 2.04 (1.22) 2.44 (1.02) 3.17 (1.22) 2.14 (1.25) <0.001a Binge versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Grazing versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Snacking versus other EB: p < 0.001b
 EDI-2 (I) 3.98 (4.25) 5.81 (5.37) 7.80 (5.55) 12.93 (6.56) 6.87 (6.12) <0.001a Binge versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Grazing versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Snacking versus other EB: p < 0.001b
 BUT (D) 0.95 (1.13) 1.47 (1.28) 2.02 (1.36) 2.89 (1.44) 1.66 (1.45) <0.001a Binge versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Grazing versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Snacking versus other EB: p < 0.001b
 BDI-II (G) 10.48 (7.66) 13.44 (8.62) 17.86 (10.61) 26.39 (9.84) 15.67 (10.59) <0.001a Binge versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Grazing versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Snacking versus other EB: p < 0.001b
 SF36 (MCS) 70.64 (19.81) 62.19 (20.56) 55.59 (20.91) 39.13 (21.64) 59.55 (23.18) <0.001a Binge versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Grazing versus snacking: p = 0.001b
Grazing versus gorging: p < 0.001b
Snacking versus gorging: p < 0.001b
Anxiety
 STAI-Y 37.06 (10.05) 40.84 (10.53) 46.80 (12.54) 55.96 (11.59) 43.53 (12.88) <0.001a Binge versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Grazing versus other EB: p < 0.001b
Snacking versus other EB: p < 0.001b

Ba, barratt; Bu, bulimia; IR, impulse regulation, BD, body dissatisfaction; WP, weight phobia; BIC, body image concern; A, avoidance; CSM, check self monitoring; GSI, global symptom index, I, ineffectiveness; D, depersonalization; G, global; SF36 MCS, mental component summary

a ANOVA, b Bonferroni