Table 5.
Dimensional disordered eating symptoms by MDD and individual anxiety disorder diagnoses
| Symptom Scale |
Participants with the Diagnosis Mean (SD) |
Participants without the Diagnosis Mean (SD) |
D | t(df) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDD: | |||||
| MEBS Total Score | 9.84 (5.88) | 5.06 (4.77) | 0.98 | 4.83 (39.74) | <.001 |
| MEBS Binge Eating | 2.41 (2.09) | 0.95 (1.25) | 1.10 | 4.19 (38.02) | <.001 |
| MEBS Body Dissatisfaction | 2.92 (2.17) | 1.40 (1.84) | 0.81 | 4.15 (40.14) | <.001 |
| MEBS Weight Preoccupation | 3.46 (2.47) | 2.06 (2.14) | 0.65 | 3.36 (40.33) | .002 |
| MEBS Compensatory Behavior | 0.32 (0.75) | 0.13 (0.39) | 0.45 | 1.54 (37.57) | .131 |
| Any DSM-IV Anxiety Disorder: | |||||
| MEBS Total Score | 7.26 (5.94) | 4.93 (4.61) | 0.47 | 3.79 (142.27) | <.001 |
| MEBS Binge Eating | 1.48 (1.70) | 0.94 (1.22) | 0.41 | 3.12 (137.02) | .002 |
| MEBS Body Dissatisfaction | 2.25 (2.14) | 1.35 (1.82) | 0.48 | 4.02 (151.37) | <.001 |
| MEBS Weight Preoccupation | 2.68 (2.48) | 2.03 (2.10) | 0.29 | 2.48 (149.99) | .014 |
| MEBS Compensatory Behavior | 0.23 (0.54) | 0.12 (0.38) | 0.27 | 2.04 (135.58) | .043 |
| OCD: | |||||
| MEBS Total Score | 7.79 (5.82) | 5.28 (4.93) | 0.50 | 2.28 (30.45) | .030 |
| MEBS Binge Eating | 1.38 (1.54) | 1.03 (1.36) | 0.25 | 1.19 (30.65) | .244 |
| MEBS Body Dissatisfaction | 2.30 (2.20) | 1.48 (1.89) | 0.43 | 2.01 (31.71) | .054 |
| MEBS Weight Preoccupation | 3.28 (2.66) | 2.11 (2.16) | 0.53 | 2.33 (30.27) | .027 |
| MEBS Compensatory Behavior | 0.28 (0.45) | 0.14 (0.43) | 0.31 | 1.56 (31.05) | .130 |
| Social Phobia: | |||||
| MEBS Total Score | 8.54 (6.60) | 5.11 (4.75) | 0.70 | 3.44 (49.60) | .001 |
| MEBS Binge Eating | 1.93 (1.97) | 0.96 (1.27) | 0.73 | 3.29 (48.67) | .002 |
| MEBS Body Dissatisfaction | 2.72 (2.10) | 1.42 (1.87) | 0.69 | 4.04 (52.14) | <.001 |
| MEBS Weight Preoccupation | 2.93 (2.58) | 2.09 (2.14) | 0.39 | 2.17 (51.26) | .035 |
| MEBS Compensatory Behavior | 0.28 (0.62) | 0.13 (0.41) | 0.35 | 1.60 (48.81) | .117 |
| Specific Phobia: | |||||
| MEBS Total Score | 7.00 (6.19) | 5.20 (4.82) | 0.37 | 1.78 (41.81) | .083 |
| MEBS Binge Eating | 1.59 (1.90) | 0.99 (1.29) | 0.45 | 1.94 (40.88) | .060 |
| MEBS Body Dissatisfaction | 1.95 (2.08) | 1.46 (1.88) | 0.26 | 1.43 (43.18) | .160 |
| MEBS Weight Preoccupation | 2.51 (2.43) | 2.11 (2.17) | 0.19 | 1.01 (43.10) | .317 |
| MEBS Compensatory Behavior | 0.21 (0.57) | 0.14 (0.41) | 0.16 | 0.74 (41.21) | .466 |
Note: MDD = major depressive disorder; OCD = obsessive-compulsive disorder; MEBS = Minnesota Eating Behavior Survey; any anxiety disorder = a lifetime diagnosis of at least one of the following: OCD, post-traumatic stress disorder, social phobia, specific phobia, panic disorder, agoraphobia, or generalized anxiety disorder.