Table 3.
Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Ratings Made Before and After Normal and Binge Meals for Healthy Controls (HC), Patients with Bulimia Nervosa (BN Only), and Patients with Bulimia Nervosa and a Current or Past Alcohol Use Disorder (BN Current/Past AUD)
| Pre-Meal VAS | Post-Meal VAS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN Only (n=18) | BN Current/ Past AUD (n=12) |
HC (n=12) | BN Only (n=18) | BN Current/ Past AUD (n=12) |
HC (n=12) | Δ | |||||
| M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | F | df | p | d | ||
| Hunger | Normal Meal | 9.2 ± 3.5ɸ | 10.7 ± 4.0ɸ | 12.5 ± 1.4ɸ | 3.4 ± 4.3ɸ | 2.6 ± 2.6ɸ | 0.26 ± 0.37ɸ | 8.5 | 2,39 | 0.001 | −1.3 |
| Binge Meal | 9.7 ± 4.6 | 10.0 ± 4.1 | 12.0 ± 1.9 | 0.54 ± 1.1 | 1.4 ± 1.3 | 0.05 ± 0.05 | 2.2 | 2,29 | 0.13 | 0.76 | |
| Fullness | Normal Meal | 3.0 ± 3.0 | 2.6 ± 3.1 | 0.56 ± 0.78 | 10.3 ± 3.3 | 10.8 ± 2.0 | 10.9 ± 2.2 | 2.1 | 2,39 | 0.14 | −0.66 |
| Binge Meal | 2.6 ± 2.9¥ | 2.5 ± 2.7¥ | 0.57 ± 0.95¥ | 10.2 ± 4.6¥ | 8.0 ± 5.2 | 12.3 ± 4.8 | 3.8 | 2,29 | 0.03 | −0.96 | |
| Sick | Normal Meal | -- | -- | -- | 5.6 ± 4.8 | 3.4 ± 3.1 | 0.10 ± 0.82 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Binge Meal | -- | -- | -- | 10.6 ± 4.3 | 7.2 ± 5.5 | 5.2 ± 4.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Anxious | Normal Meal | 10.0 ± 3.6 | 11.4 ± 3.5 | 0.88 ± 1.1 | 9.6 ± 4.2 | 8.6 ± 4.5 | 0.08 ± 0.06 | 1.4 | 2,39 | 0.26 | −0.13 |
| Binge Meal | 8.5 ± 5.3 | 10.5 ± 3.5 | 1.6 ± 2.8 | 10.2 ± 4.4 | 7.8 ± 6.2 | 0.89 ± 2.8 | 1.2 | 2,29 | 0.31 | 0.03 | |
| Out of Control | Normal Meal | 5.6 ± 3.4 | 6.0 ± 4.4 | 1.5 ± 2.9 | 6.5 ± 5.2 | 8.2 ± 4.8 | 0.38 ± 1.0 | 1.6 | 2,39 | 0.21 | 0.56 |
| Binge Meal | 8.3 ± 4.6 | 7.3 ± 5.6 | 0.75 ± 2.0 | 12.3 ± 2.0 | 11.2 ± 4.9 | 0.88 ± 2.3 | 1.7 | 2,29 | 0.20 | 0.23 | |
Note. M=mean, SD=standard deviation, Superscript symbols refer to group comparisons for significant ANOVAs (p values bolded)
ɸ
with Change in Hunger for HC > both BN groups (BN only & Current/Past AUD; p’s < 0.05)
¥
Change in Fullness for HC > BN Current/Past AUD (p=0.01).