Table 3.
Psychiatric and Personality Diagnoses in BED Patients With (N = 73) and Without (N = 270) General Impulsivity.
| GI + | GI − | Statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | X 2 | p | N d/0 | ||
| Current Psychiatric Diagnoses | Any Mood d/o | 60.3% | 52.6% | 1.37 | 0.24 | 186 |
| Any Anxiety d/o | 15.1% | 14.1% | 0.05 | 0.83 | 49 | |
| MDD | 27.8% | 15.8% | 5.44 | 0.02 | 62 | |
| GAD | 18.1% | 6.7% | 8.95 | 0.003 | 31 | |
| PTSD | 4.3% | 3.4% | 0.12 | 0.73 | 12 | |
| Substance Abuse | 11.0% | 0.7% | 21.29 | <0.001 | 10 | |
| Drug Abuse | 4.1% | 0.4% | 6.97 | 0.008 | 4 | |
| Alcohol Abuse | 6.8% | 0.4% | 14.04 | <0.001 | 6 | |
| Lifetime Psychiatric Diagnoses | Any Mood d/o | 40.8% | 38.2% | 0.12 | 0.73 | 99 |
| Any Anxiety d/o | 17.6% | 19.6% | 0.10 | 0.75 | 50 | |
| MDD | 28.8% | 27.8% | 0.03 | 0.87 | 96 | |
| PTSD | 4.1% | 2.0% | 0.47 | 0.49 | 10 | |
| Substance Abuse | 38.5% | 21.6% | 7.91 | 0.005 | 83 | |
| Drug Abuse | 27.1% | 12.3% | 9.46 | 0.002 | 52 | |
| Alcohol Abuse | 27.9% | 19.3% | 2.42 | 0.12 | 71 | |
| Bulimia Nervosa | 11.0% | 4.4% | 4.44 | 0.04 | 20 | |
| Anorexia Nervosa | 2.7% | 0.7% | 1.99 | 0.16 | 4 | |
| Personality Diagnoses | Any Personality d/o | 57.5% | 37.4% | 13.47 | 0.001 | 143 |
| Cluster A | 12.3% | 6.3% | 2.99 | 0.08 | 26 | |
| Cluster B | 23.3% | 4.4% | 26.36 | <.001 | 29 | |
| Cluster C | 47.9% | 30.4% | 7.90 | 0.005 | 117 | |
Note. Individuals with BED and general impulsivity (GI+) had greater rates of psychiatric and personality diagnoses than individuals without general impulsivity (GI-). Features and diagnosis of personality psychopathology included. Nd/o = N who meet criteria for disorder; MDD = Major Depressive Disorder; GAD = Generalized Anxiety Disorder; PTSD = Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; d/o = Disorder. N = 0 reported lifetime GAD without current d/o. Bold indicates significant results.