Comparison in decision-making between bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, and healthy women: influence of mood status and pathological eating concerns

Table 3 Multiple regression analysis with Iowa Gambling Task net scores (third block 41-60 within 100 trials) as the dependent variable in all participants

Variables	Beta	t	p
education (years)	0.77	4.40	*0.00*
EDE-Qr	1.58	4.45	*0.00*
HADS (anxiety)	-0.69	-2.69	*0.01*
HADS (depression)	1.44	4.65	*0.00*
BITEss	-0.51	-2.33	*0.03*
BITEsas	-1.8	-5.01	*0.00*
EDI-2	-0.81	-2.62	*0.01*

n = 109; R² = 0.556; adjusted R² = 0.388; SE of estimate = 6.036.
Results showed seven variables predicting performance on the IGT.
SE: standard error; EDE-Qr: Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire restricting subscale; HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; BITE: Bulimia Investigatory Test, Edinburgh; EDI-2: Eating Disorder Inventory-2.

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