Table 3:

Associations between clinical characteristics and preoccupation by study group

	Preoccupation with Food/Eating				Preoccupation with Shape/Weight				Within Group Correlation Comparison (PFE vs PSW)	Between Group Correlation Comparison (BN vs BED vs AN vs HW)
	BN	BED	AN	HW	BN	BED	AN	HW
Preoccupation with shape and weight	0.64***	0.68***	0.85***	0.63***	-	-	-	-	-	BN<AN BED<AN HW<AN
Preoccupation with food and eating	-	-	-	-	0.64***	0.68***	0.85***	0.63***	-	-
Restraint	0.40***	0.36***	0.62***	0.36***	0.21*	0.27***	0.72***	0.27***	ns	BNPSW<ANPSW; BEDPFE<ANPFE; BEDPSW<ANPSW; HWPFE<ANPFE; HWPSW<ANPSW
Overvaluation	0.04	0.34***	0.46**	0.31***	0.14	0.36***	0.48***	0.41***	PFEHW<PSWHW	ns
Dissatisfaction	0.10	0.20***	0.62***	0.23***	0.29***	0.24***	0.71***	0.36***	PFEHW<PSWHW	BEDPSW<HWPSW; BNPSW<ANPSW; BEDPFE<ANPFE; BEDPSW<ANPSW; HWPFE<ANPFE; HWPSW<ANPSW
BMI	−0.07	0.02	−0.26	0.05	0.03	0.02	−0.25	0.07	-	-
BDI	0.23**	0.31***	0.60***	0.21***	0.23**	0.31***	0.56***	0.34***	PFEHW<PSWHW	BNPFE<ANPFE; BEDPFE<ANPFE; BNPSW<ANPSW; HWPFE<ANPFE

Note. HW= individuals with non-eating-disordered higher body weight (BMI>25 kg/m²); BN = core features of bulimia nervosa; BED = core features of binge-eating disorder; AN = core features of anorexia nervosa; PFE = preoccupation with food/eating; PSW = preoccupation with shape/weight; ns = no significant differences; BMI = body mass index; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory; EDE-Q = Eating Disorder Examination – Questionnaire. Correlations were only compared when correlations were significant. All listed correlation comparisons are significant, p<.05. Restraint, Overvaluation, and Dissatisfaction are subscales calculated from the EDE-Q brief version and PFE and PSW are items on the EDE-Q; possible scores range from 0 through 6 with higher scores indicating greater psychopathology.

^*Significant at p<.05.

^**Significant at p<.01.

^***Significant at p<.001.