Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics.
| Obese (n = 20) | Binge eating disorder (n = 13) | Ex-obese (n = 12) | Health controls (n = 18) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic | |||||
| Age (years) | 31 (±7.25) | 26.42 (±4.27) | 30.91 (±7.66) | 32.17 (±7.85) | 0.173 |
| BMIȼ (kg/m2) | 33.05 (±3.99)b | 33.15 (±3.74)b | 23.41 (±1.62)a | 21.33 (±1.98)a | <0.001 |
| Obesity I | 14 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Obesity II | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Obesity III | 3 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Years of education | 14.68 (±3.42) | 15.04 (±3.24) | 16.88 (±5.63) | 16.53 (±2.56) | 0.295 |
| Employed (yes/no) | 20/0 | 13/0 | 12/0 | 14/1 | – |
| Alcohol use (yes/no) | 13/7 | 9/4 | 9/3 | 14/1 | – |
| Clinical and psychiatric | |||||
| Use of psychotropic medication | |||||
| Selective serotonin reuptake inhibition SSRTIs (yes/no) | 3/17 | 7/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | – |
| Other antidepressants (yes/no) | 1/19 | 5/10 | 0/0 | 0/0 | – |
| Psychiatric disorder according to the SCID-V | |||||
| Major depressive episode | 2/18 | 5/13 | 0/0 | 0/0 | – |
| Bipolar disorder | 1/19 | 1/13 | 0/0 | 0/0 | – |
| Generalized anxiety disorder | 5/15 | 8/13 | 2/12 | 0/0 | – |
| Panic disorder | 0/0 | 2/13 | 0/0 | 0/0 | – |
| Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder | 1/19 | 1/13 | 0/0 | 0/0 | – |
| Beck Depression Inventory—BDI-II | 10.15 (±8.45)a | 25.15 (±11.02)b | 11.08 (±9.85)a | 8.44 (±7.60)a | <0.001 |
| BDI-II (score > 10) | 8 | 12 | 5 | – | |
| State-Trait Anxiety Inventory | |||||
| STAI—State | 22.75 (±6.48) | 28.38 (±8.95) | 25.0 (±12.84) | 29.6 (±9.73) | 0.146 |
| STAI—Trait | 21.05 (±4.47) | 25.0 (±3.93) | 23.41 (±4.92) | 22.46 (±5.18) | 0.123 |
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) | 11.05 (±7.44)a, b | 17.07 (±8.56)b | 8.83 (±4.52)a | 8.20 (±4.49)a | 0.004 |
| Poor Sleep—PSQI (score > 5) | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | |
| Binge Eating Scale | 10.50 (±5.23)a | 23.38 (±5.70)b | 10.91(±7.94)a | 7.07(±5.40)a | <0.001 |
| International Physical Activity Questionnaire (MET) | 4,407.15 (±4,768.80) | 1,801.92 (±2,321.67) | 6,604.66 (±8,337.37) | 4,678.85 (±4,955.10) | 0.177 |
Data are presented as average and standard deviation (n = 59).
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Body mass index. Comparisons using ANOVA. Post-hoc differences among groups are indicated via superscript letters.