Table 4.

Scaled scores on individual subtests, grouped by executive functioning constructs and accompanying MANCOVA analysis, controlling for minority status and years of education.

	OW-BED M (SD)	NW-BED M (SD)	OW-HC M (SD)	NW-HC M (SD)	F df = 3, 124	Sig.	ηp2
	(n = 32)	(n = 23)	(n = 48)	(n = 29)
Cognitive Flexibility
DKEFS Trail-Making Number-Letter Switching	9.39 (3.35)	10.61 (2.37)	10.35 (2.63)	10.38 (1.95)	0.37	0.77	0.01
DKEFS Verbal Fluency Category Switching	11.23 (3.52)	12.30 (3.36)	12.21 (3.56)	13.10 (4.00)	0.50	0.69	0.01
DKEFS Design Fluency Switching	9.74 (3.07)	13.26 (3.45)	10.65 (2.99)	13.00 (3.12)	4.03	0.01	0.09
NIH Toolbox Dimensional Change Cart Sort	89.58 (8.56)	95.24 (7.27)	89.64 (10.02)	92.47 (8.11)	1.38	0.25	0.03
Inhibitory Control
DKEFS Color Word Interference Inhibition	9.19 (3.47)	11.83 (1.99)	9.65 (3.00)	10.69 (2.92)	1.56	0.20	0.04
NIH Toolbox Flanker Inhibitory Control	88.9 (10.46)	99.35 (10.47)	88.67 (11.31)	91.64 (10.22)	4.05	0.01	0.09
Planning
DKEFS Tower Achievement Score	9.52 (2.90)	10.52 (2.71)	9.69 (2.71)	12.97 (2.12)	1.11	0.35	0.03
Rey Complex Figure Copy T-score	35.50 (34.8)	37.80 (35.0)	37.85 (35.67)	38.45 (34.68)	0.54	0.66	0.02
Psychomotor Performance
DKEFS Trail-Making Motor Speed	10.10 (2.47)	11.78 (2.04)	10.21 (2.35)	11.45 (1.88)	4.16	0.01	0.09
NIH Toolbox Pattern Comparison	94.19 (20.8)	108.95 (18.28)	99.63 (20.35)	102.67 (21.36)	2.85	0.04	0.06
Working Memory
NIH Toolbox List Sorting Working Memory	93.46 (13.02)	96.24 (11.16)	96.24 (12.39)	106.32 (13.98)	3.14	0.02	0.08
NIH Toolbox Picture Sequence Memory	87.73 (19.11)	99.56 (19.61)	94.14 (17.02)	110.79 (18.99)	3.67	0.02	0.08

Note: F statistics are of overall group comparisons for each construct’s MANCOVA; α = .05. OW-BED = Overweight Individuals with Binge Eating Disorder; NW-BED = Normal-weight individuals with Binge Eating Disorder; OW-HC = Overweight Healthy Controls; NW-HC = Normal-weight Healthy Controls