Table 4.

Linear regression predicting knowledge of prescribed medications in all samples (N = 501)

Dependent variable	Adjusted R2	F	R2 change	Independent variables	β	[95% CI]
Knowledge	0.10	5.751***	0.12***
				Women	0.166***	[1.294; 4.105]
				Age	0.027	[−0.047; 0.083]
				Educational level	0.080	[−0.015; 0.362]
				Unmarried	0.035	[−0.808; 1.863]
				BMI	0.022	[−0.068; 0.113]
				Obesity onset <15	0.032	[−1.908; 0.953]
				Medical comorbidities	0.113*	[0.401; 3.207]
				Psychiatric isorder2	0.001	[−1.620; 1.601]
				BED diagnosis	−0.001	[−2.180; 1.902]
				BES total score	0.026	[−0.073; 0.117]
				GSI-K9	−0.007	[−.288; 1.135]
				TAS-20 total score	−0.256***	[−0.210; ˗0.089]

Note: ^* = p < 0.05; ^***= p < 0.001; DF: ¹12:488; ²Excluding binge eating disorder diagnosis

Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index; BES, Binge Eating Scale; GSI-9-K, global severity index of the Symptom Checklist-K-9; TAS-20, Toronto Alexithymia Scale