Table 1.

Participant characteristics.

VARIABLE	HW (n = 35)			OB (n = 31)			t(64)	p
	M	SD	RANGE	M	SD	RANGE
Age	43.3	9.0	27–54	43.3	9.3	28–55	0.34	.97
BMI	22.0	1.8	20.3–24.2	37.0	5.2	30.5–44.8	16.05	< .000
RS	10.4	5.0	2–23	17.5	4.5	10–26	6.17	< .001

Note: BMI = Body Mass Index, RS = Restraint Scale (Herman & Polivy, 1980). Abbreviations: HW = healthy-weight-category BMI; OB = obese BMI.