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. 2020 Apr 3;20:146. doi: 10.1186/s12888-020-02565-5

Table 1.

Mean (SD) of clinical impairment, EDE-Q scores, and eating disorder behaviour for self-reported eating disorder cases (n = 54) and non-cases (n = 503) in the current study and normative data reported by Mond et al. (2004)

Current study Normative data
Self-reported ED cases (n=54) Self-reported ED non-cases (n=503) ED cases ED non-cases
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) t Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Clinical impairment 28.67(12.44) 8.24(8.47) 12.15**
Global EDE-Q 3.99(1.39) 1.67(1.32) 12.25** 3.09(0.83) 1.30(0.96)
Restraint 3.67(1.69) 1.52(1.46) 9.47** 2.65(1.48) 1.19(1.21)
Eating concerns 3.40(1.54) 0.97(1.22) 11.26** 2.02(0.95) 0.49(0.74)
Weight concerns 4.23(1.43) 1.86(1.59) 12.04** 3.68(1.08) 1.49(1.20)
Shape concerns 4.64(1.44) 2.31(1.63) 11.90** 4.01(0.98) 2.03(1.38)
OBE 44.4% 12.1% 4.63** 25.0% 2.2%
SBE 5.5% 9.7% -1.23 25.0% 6.0%
Excessive exercisinga 27.8% 6.4% 3.43* 58.3% 8.2%

Note. ED – eating disorders; OBE – objective binge eating (≥ 4 episodes in the last 28 days); SBE – subjective binge eating (≥ 4 episodes in the last 28 days)

a ≥ 20 times in the last 28 days

* p < .01

** p < .001