TABLE 1.
Demographic, pregnancy, and eating characteristics of the sample
| Total sample (n = 257) Mean (SD) |
No LOC (n = 152) |
Any LOC (n = 105) |
LOC during pregnancy only (n = 50) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 28.44 (5.48) | 28.33 (5.38) | 28.60 (5.65) | 28.68 (5.92) |
| Weeks gestation | 15.78 (2.45) | 15.91 (2.38) | 15.59 (2.54) | 15.77 (2.62) |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 32.68 (6.30) | 32.12 (5.90) | 33.49 (6.79) | 33.05 (6.69) |
| BMI during early pregnancy (kg/m2; T0) | 34.19 (7.09) | 33.38 (6.31) | 35.36 (7.96) | 34.69 (7.24) |
| Parity (number of births) | 1.20 (1.35) | 1.04 (1.30) | 1.43 (1.39) | 1.56 (1.28) |
| Number of LOC episodes prior to pregnancy | 3.42 (19.90) | 0 (0.0) | 8.37 (30.55) | 0 (0.0) |
| Number of LOC episodes during pregnancy | 4.90 (15.86) | 0 (0.0) | 11.99 (23.09) | 9.54 (16.79) |
| Number of LOC episodes at 6 months postpartum | 6.03 (37.86) | 0 (0.0) | 14.90 (58.55) | 0 (0.0) |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Yearly household income | ||||
| ≤$30,000 | 162 (65.6) | 84 (57.5) | 78 (77.2) | 40 (80.0) |
| >$30,000 | 88 (34.2) | 65 (42.8) | 23 (21.9) | 9 (18.0) |
| Education | ||||
| Grade school or some high school | 31 (12.1) | 15 (9.9) | 16 (15.2) | 7 (14.0) |
| High school graduate or GED | 55 (21.4) | 27 (17.8) | 28 (26.7) | 14 (28.0) |
| Some college or technical school | 99 (38.5) | 57 (37.5) | 42 (40.0) | 21 (42.0) |
| 4-year college graduate | 35 (13.6) | 28 (18.4) | 7 (6.7) | 3 (6.0) |
| Postgraduate degree | 37 (14.4) | 25 (16.4) | 12 (11.4) | 5 (10.0) |
| Race | ||||
| White | 117 (45.5) | 82 (53.9) | 35 (33.3) | 13 (26.0) |
| Black or African American | 113 (44.0) | 59 (38.8) | 54 (51.4) | 31 (62.0) |
| Asian | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.10) | 0 (0.0) |
| American Indian or Alaska native | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Multi-racial | 23 (8.9) | 9 (5.9) | 14 (13.3) | 5 (10.0) |
| Unknown | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (1.0) | 1 (2.0) |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 7 (2.7) | 2 (1.3) | 5 (4.8) | 4 (8.0) |
Abbreviations: BED, binge eating disorder; BMI, body mass index; EDE-PV, Eating Disorders Examination—Pregnancy Version; LOC, loss of control.