Table 2 Contribution of reward and punishment sensitivity to objective binge eating frequency and compensatory behavior frequency in males and females N = 1020

  Step 1:

0.01

.02

   BMI

0.04

0.02

0.08

.02

  Step 2:

0.02

0.02

.00

   BMI

0.04

0.02

0.08

.03

   Gender^a

0.02

0.16

0.00

.91

   Punishment sensitivity^c

0.07

0.02

0.18

.01

   Gender x Punishment Sensitivity^c

−0.02

0.03

−0.05

.40

  Step 1:

0.01

.04

   BMI

0.04

0.02

0.07

.04

  Step 2:

0.03

0.02

.00

   BMI

0.04

0.02

0.08

.03

   Gender^a

0.20

0.16

0.04

.23

   Reward sensitivity^c

0.05

0.03

0.11

.04

   Gender x Reward Sensitivity^c

0.02

0.03

0.04

.50

 Regression 3:

0.01

.28

Gender^a

0.23

0.46

0.02

.62

  Punishment sensitivity^c

0.04

0.06

0.03

.57

  Gender x Punishment Sensitivity^c

0.05

0.08

0.03

.56

 Regression 4:

0.01

.01

  Gender^a

0.52

0.47

0.04

.26

  Reward sensitivity^c

0.03

0.07

0.02

.69

  Gender x Reward Sensitivity^c

0.22

0.09

0.12

.02