Table 2. Eating-related and general psychopathology between those who endorsed versus denied secretive eating.

	Full Sample (n = 577)	Endorsed Secretive Eating (n = 111) Mean (SD) / n (%)	Denied Secretive Eating (n = 466) Mean (SD) / n (%)	Test statistic and p-value
Eating-Related Psychopathology
Restraint	1.11 (1.13)	1.50 (1.33)	1.03 (1.07)	β = 0.12; t = 2.92; p = .004
Eating Concern†	0.53 (0.89)	1.26 (1.26)	0.38 (0.69)	β = 0.36; t = 9.31; p < .001
Shape Concern	1.56 (1.26)	2.26 (1.48)	1.42 (1.16)	β = 0.24; t = 5.78; p < .001
Weight Concern	1.83 (1.19)	2.35 (1.31)	1.73 (1.14)	β = 0.19; t = 4.61; p < .001
LOC Episodes*	177 (30.7%)	71 (64.0%)	106 (22.7%)	Exp(B) = 3.36; 95% CI = 2.08-5.43; p < .001
Purging Episodes*	16 (2.8%)	11 (9.9%)	5 (1.1%)	Exp(B) = 8.74; 95% CI = 2.26-33.85; p = .002
Exercise Episodes*	25 (4.3%)	8 (7.2%)	17 (3.6%)	Exp(B) = 1.43; 95% CI = 0.46-4.42; p = .54
General Psychopathology
Behavioral Problems	54.41 (10.20)	54.62 (10.60)	54.38 (10.15)	β = 0.003; t = 0.60; p = .95
Depressive Symptomatology	10.92 (8.59)	12.06 (7.17)	10.57 (8.96)	β = 0.10; t = 1.61; p = .11

^†Subscale score calculated with the “Eating in Secret” variable removed

^*Endorsement of at least one episode in the past 28 days

Note:= Loss of control eating (objective binge eating + subjective binge eating); Purging = vomiting, laxative misuse, anddiuretic misuse; Linear regression and logistic regression analyses were conducted controlling for study site and age.