Table 5.
Drug/Substances associated with binge eating disorder
| Substance | Category | Binge Eating Disorder Score: |
O.R (95% C.I.) | Sig. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||||
| Tobacco | No | 8930(96.9%) | 287(3.1%) | Ref | |
| Yes | 494(94.5%) | 29(5.5%) | 0.55(0.37-0.81) | 0.003 | |
| Alcohol | No | 7768(96.9%) | 252(3.1%) | Ref | |
| Yes | 1656(96.3%) | 64(3.7%) | 1.19(0.90-1.58) | 0.219 | |
| Cannabis | No | 8981(96.9%) | 292(3.1%) | Ref | |
| Yes | 443(94.9%) | 24(5.1%) | 1.67(1.09-2.55) | 0.019 | |
| Sedatives | No | 9266(96.8%) | 303(3.2%) | Ref | |
| Yes | 158(92.4%) | 13(7.6%) | 2.52(1.41-4.48) | 0.002 | |
| Khat/Amphetamine | No | 9151(96.8%) | 298(3.2%) | Ref | |
| Yes | 273(93.8%) | 18(6.2%) | 2.02(1.24-3.31) | 0.005 | |
Ref Reference Category, C.I Confidence Interval, O.R Odds Ratio. Statistical model: Logistic regression model