Table 1.
Baseline descriptives, overall and by childhood abuse history (N = 112)
| Full Sample | No/Low Childhood Abuse |
Moderate/Severe Childhood Abuse |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime PTSD, % | 16.6 | 10.3 | 28.5 | .02 |
| Childhood abuse, M (SD) | ||||
| Emotional abuse CTQ score | 9.82 (4.81) | 7.05 (2.07) | 15.08 (4.10) | < .001 |
| Physical abuse CTQ score | 6.37 (2.55) | 5.56 (0.92) | 7.92 (3.72) | < .001 |
| Sexual abuse CTQ score | 6.16 (2.58) | 5.22 (0.61) | 7.96 (3.72) | < .001 |
| ED severity, M (SD) | ||||
| Objective binge-eating episode frequency | 15.75 (10.73) | 15.92 (10.34) | 15.42 (11.56) | .81 |
| Global ED psychopathology | 2.68 (0.84) | 2.68 (0.81) | 2.69 (0.90) | .96 |
Note. PTSD = post-traumatic stress disorder; CTQ = Childhood Trauma Questionnaire; M = mean; SD = standard deviation; ED = eating disorder. Moderate/severe childhood abuse was reported by 34.4% of the sample. Possible range for each childhood abuse variable is 5–25; possible range for global ED psychopathology is 0–6.