Table 1.
ED pathology group | |||||
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Total Sample (N = 241) |
Low ED Pathology (LOW; n=83) |
Shape and Weight Concerns (SWC; n=97) |
Only Loss of Control (OLOC; n=24) |
High ED Pathology (HIGH; n=37) |
|
ED pathology | |||||
Emotional eating | 0.78 (0.73) | 0.38 (0.44)a | 0.90 (0.71)b | 0.85 (0.74)b | 1.29 (0.87)c |
Shape concern | 2.39 (1.55) | 1.07 (0.54)a | 2.99 (1.11)b | 1.25 (0.49)a | 4.51 (1.17)c |
Eating concern | 1.30 (1.13) | 0.60 (0.47)a | 1.21 (0.55)b | 0.70 (0.59)a | 3.49 (0.84)c |
Weight concern | 2.67 (1.41) | 1.34 (0.53)a | 3.40 (0.80)b | 1.51 (0.41)a | 3.42 (0.81)c |
Restraint | 1.55 (1.15) | 1.16 (1.02)a | 1.74 (1.18)b | 0.88 (0.72)a | 2.38 (0.98)c |
Any LOC – last 3 months | 82 (34%) | 0 (0%)a | 38 (39%)b | 24 (100%)c | 19 (51%)b |
Number of LOC episodes – last month | 1.40 (3.82) | 0 (0)a | 1.54 (4.03)b | 2.54 (2.30)bc | 3.46 (6.36)c |
Values are mean (SD) or N (%).
ED pathology group means for a given variable sharing the same superscript are not significantly different from each other (p < 0.05).
Abbreviations: ED, Eating disorder; LOC, Loss of control over eating.