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. 2016 Nov 2;47(4):585–596. doi: 10.1017/S0033291716002646

Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics

Study group
Characteristic BED (n = 20) Obesity without BED (n = 20) Healthy controls (n = 40) p
Male gender, n (%) 9 (45) 13 (65) 20 (50) n.s.
Age, years 43.7 (9.6) 42.7 (11.1) 41.8 (11.7) n.s.
Body mass index, kg/m2 33.0 (2.4) 33.4 (3.9) 22.5 (2.0) <0.001
Binge Eating Scale 23.2 (7.8) 11.0 (9.6) 5.0 (4.5) <0.001
IQ 115.7 (7.1) 115.1 (5.8) 120.5 (4.4) 0.015
Beck Depression Inventory 14.8 (7.2) 8.0 (8.0) 4.7 (5.1) <0.001

Data are given as mean (standard deviation) unless otherwise indicated.

BED, Binge eating disorder; n.s., non-significant; IQ, intelligence quotient.