Table 3.

Estimated Parameters and Mean Differences Between Classes

	Class 1 (n = 238)		Class 2 (n = 526)		F^b,c	Sig.	Partial Eta Squared
	M^a	SE	M^a	SE

Dietary Restraint	1.41	0.09	1.92	0.08	21.60 (1, 756)	p < .001	0.028
Overvaluation	2.26	0.10	4.26	0.08	302.51(1, 756)	p < .001	0.286
Dissatisfaction	3.78	0.06	5.06	0.05	307.75 (1, 756)	p < .001	0.289
Objective Binge-Eating Episodes	17.34	0.90	21.11	0.75	12.66 (1, 756)	p < .001	0.016
Subjective Binge-Eating Episodes	7.75	0.90	9.78	0.76	3.52 (1, 756)	p = .061	0.005
Loss of control	3.71	0.06	4.44	0.05	104.34 (1, 714)	p < .001	0.128
Distress About Binge Eating	3.18	0.05	4.43	0.04	454.03 (1, 740)	p < .001	0.380
Depression (BDI) Scores	10.35	0.56	19.46	0.47	189.36 (1, 752)	p < .001	0.201
	% Class	SE	% Class	SE

Positive AN/BN History	1.3%	0.01	7.50%	0.01
Current Compensatory Behaviors	0.6%	0.01	8.30%	0.01

Notes. AN: anorexia nervosa, BN: bulimia nervosa; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory

^a:

Means are estimated marginal means controlling for age and BMI.

^b:

Race, gender, education, age, and BMI included in the model.

^c:

Levine’s test of the homogeneity of variance was violated for all variables except dietary restraint.