Table 3.
Means (standard deviations [SD]) for those who reported at least one episode of a disordered eating behavior in the past 3 months for the military/veteran and civilian groups and stratified by gender within group. Results (incidence rate ratios [IRR] and 95% confidence intervals [CI] from negative binomial regression analyses. Significance after correcting for multiple testing using False Discovery Rate (q-values) is indicated.
| Disordered Eating Behavior | Military/Veteran Mean (SD) |
Civilian Mean (SD) |
IRR (95% CI) | q-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Sample | ||||
| Binge eating | 16.9 (24.7) | 16.0 (23.9) | 1.00 (0.94, 1.06) | .941 |
| Vomiting | 18.6 (36.7) | 16.1 (31.1) | 1.10 (0.97, 1.25) | .290 |
| Diuretic / laxative use | 12.6 (21.1) | 12.7 (22.1) | 0.94 (0.84, 1.06) | .458 |
| Excessive exercise | 18.9 (26.5) | 15.2 (22.7) | 1.19 (1.10, 1.29) | <.0001 |
| Fasting | 11.9 (20.4) | 11.1 (17.0) | 1.04 (0.96, 1.13) | .458 |
| Female | ||||
| Binge eating | 16.5 (25.0) | 16.0 (23.8) | 0.99 (0.92, 1.06) | .858 |
| Vomiting | 18.9 (37.5) | 16.2 (31.5) | 1.12 (0.97, 1.29) | .277 |
| Diuretic / laxative use | 11.8 (19.5) | 12.7 (22.1) | 0.89 (0.78, 1.01) | .207 |
| Excessive exercise | 17.8 (25.8) | 15.2 (22.7) | 1.14 (1.04, 1.26) | .022 |
| Fasting | 12.2 (20.8) | 11.1 (17.0) | 1.06 (0.96, 1.16) | .402 |
| Male | ||||
| Binge eating | 18.2 (22.9) | 16.3 (24.4) | 1.02 (0.90, 1.16) | .824 |
| Vomiting | 12.5 (20.4) | 14.2 (27.3) | 0.75 (0.51, 1.11) | .288 |
| Diuretic / laxative use | 19.4 (29.4) | 12.7 (20.9) | 1.25 (0.86, 1.83) | .402 |
| Excessive exercise | 22.3 (28.5) | 16.8 (24.1) | 1.31 (1.09, 1.59) | .022 |
| Fasting | 10.2 (17.8) | 10.7 (16.9) | 0.98 (0.80, 1.21) | .890 |
| Non-binary/Other Gender | ||||
| Binge eating | 18.4 (30.1) | 15.6 (24.9) | 1.25 (0.73, 1.74) | .695 |
| Vomiting | 30.5 (55.1) | 14.8 (26.5) | 2.31 (1.14, 4.71) | .069 |
| Diuretic / laxative use | 11.4 (26.2) | 13.9 (23.8) | 0.35 (0.16, 0.81) | .051 |
| Excessive exercise | 25.2 (27.6) | 14.1 (22.4) | 1.34 (0.77, 2.33) | .443 |
| Fasting | 16.4 (24.4) | 12.2 (17.6) | 1.12 (0.68, 1.82) | .749 |