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. 2020 Sep 1;27(12):3342–3347. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.08.039

Table 1.

Sociodemographic features and Binge eating disorder.

Characteristics
 BED Frequency (percentage)
 P value* Odds ratio 95% Confidence interval
Not present Present Total Lower Upper
Age 0.950 1.017 0.606 1.706
  • (a)

    < 30 years

 26 (15.1) 146 (84.9) 172 (34.81)
  • (b)

    ≥ 30 years

 48 (14.9) 274 (85.1) 322 (65.18)
Total 74 (15) 420 (85) 494 (100)



Education 0.187 0.717 0.437 1.177
  • (a)

    ≥University educated

 36 (13.1) 239 (86.9) 275 (55.66)
  • (b)

    ≤Secondary School educated

 38 (17.4) 181 (82.6) 219 (44.33)
Total 74 (15) 420 (85) 494 (100)



Employment status 0.079 0.603 0.342 1.064
  • (a)

    Employed

 18 (11.1) 146 (89) 164 (33.19)
  • (b)

    Unemployed

 56 (17) 274 (83) 330 (66.80)
Total 74 (15) 420 (85) 494 (100)



Social status 0.137 Risk estimate statistics is not computed as it is not 2 × 2 table
  • (a)

    Widow

 4 (33.3) 8 (66.7) 12 (2.43)
  • (b)

    Married

 7 (11.5) 54 (88.5) 61 (12.34)
  • (c)

    Divorced

 37 (13.3) 241 (86.7) 278 (56.27)
  • (d)

    Single

 26 (18.2) 117 (81.8) 143 (28.94)
Total 74 (15) 420 (85) 494 (100)



PCOS status 0.005 2.856 1.328 6.141
  • (a)

    Not present

 66 (17.5) 312 (82.5) 378 (76.51)
  • (b)

    Present

 8 (6.9) 108 (93.1) 116 (23.48)
Total 74 (15) 420 (85) 494 (100)



BMI 0.045 1.733 1.008 2.979
  • (a)

    Normal

 53 (17.5) 249 (82.5) 302 (61.13)
  • (b)

    Obese

 21 (10.9) 171 (89.1) 192 (38.86)
Total 74 (15) 420 (85) 494 (100)
*

Pearson Chi-square test (2-sided).