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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the Objective Binge Eating Episode (OBE) and Subjective Binge Eating Episode (SBE) groups

From: An investigation of objective and subjective types of binge eating episodes in a clinical sample of people with co-morbid obesity

 

Total n =70

OBE n= 56 (80%)

SBE n = 14 (20%)

p (OBE vs SBE)

Age/years

    

Mean (SD)

36.9 (11.05)

36.3 (10.90)

39.5 (11.67)

0.326c

Sex

    

n (% female)

66 (94.3)

53 (95)

13 (93)

1.000d

Race

    

n (% white)a

44 (66.7)

38 (72)

06 (46)

0.105d

Marital Status

    

n (% married)b

34 (49.3)

29 (55)

05 (42)

0.414e

  1. aFor race: OBE (n = 53); SBE(n = 13); bFor marital status: OBE(n = 53); SBE(n = 12); ct-Test; dFisher Exact Test; eChi-square Test.
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Journal of Eating Disorders

ISSN: 2050-2974