TABLE 1.
Demographic characteristics for each analytic sample
| Analytic sample | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | EDEQ (USF, n = 1,425) | EAT-26 (Penn, n = 1,125) | EDDS (Albany, n = 902) |
| Age M (SD) | 21.51 (4.9) | 19.9 (2.2) | 19.2 (3.8) |
| BMI [kg/m2] M (SD) | 24.22 (5.3) | 22.6 (4.4) | 22.8 (3.9) |
| Gender n (valid %) | |||
| Men | 301 (21.1) | 367 (32.5) | 365 (40.5) |
| Women | 1,124 (78.9) | 760 (67.4) | 537 (59.5) |
| Race/ethnicity n (valid %)a | |||
| African American or black | 196 (13.8) | 73 (6.5) | 89 (9.9) |
| Asian | 106 (7.4) | 202 (17.9) | 94 (10.4) |
| Hispanic or Latinx | 228 (16.0) | 134 (11.9) | 26 (2.9) |
| White | 752 (52.8) | 596 (52.9) | 599 (66.4) |
| Other or mixed heritage | 142 (10.0) | 115 (10.2) | 94 (10.4) |
Note. EDEQ, Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire; EAT-26, Eating Attitudes Test-26; EDDS, Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale for DSM-IV; USF, sample from University of South Florida; Penn, sample from University of Pennsylvania; Albany, sample from University at Albany, State University of New York; NA, race/ethnicity data for this category was not available in the particular study sample.
a
Percentages do not add up to 100% due to missing self-report data.