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Table 1 Characteristics of Items, the total scale and six-factor solution based on exploratory factor analysis of the EAT-26 in Sample 1

From: Assessing the factor structure and measurement invariance of the eating attitude test (EAT-26) across language and BMI in young Arab women

Item #

Item Name

Mean

SD

Corrected Item-total Correlationa

Factor (λ)

1

2

3

4

5

6

δ

1

Terrified

3.43

1.83

.597

.704

−.024

.041

−.045

.062

−.061

.472

2

Hungry

2.02

1.21

.420

.194

.088

−.039

.070

.403

.067

.667

3

Preoccupy

2.68

1.38

.342

.121

−.062

.619

.021

−.053

−.050

.551

4

Binges

2.10

1.38

.441

.135

.025

.584

.034

.026

−.038

.551

5

Cutfood

2.51

1.48

.436

.231

.087

.193

−.016

.187

.126

.759

6

Awarecal

2.88

1.60

.493

.269

.371

.005

.093

−.066

−.018

.602

7

Avoidcarb

2.17

1.31

.517

.045

.498

−.045

.035

.357

−.044

.500

8

Eatmore

2.72

1.70

.023

−.053

−.106

−.018

.014

.116

.693

.517

9

Vomit

1.46

0.96

.312

−.061

.010

.017

.798

−.025

.031

.383

10

Guilty

2.59

1.60

.666

.568

−.072

.229

.118

.151

−.068

.394

11

Thinner

2.92

1.74

.692

.781

−.036

.016

.072

.059

−.023

.327

12

Burncal

3.48

1.81

.644

.689

.154

−.064

.020

−.034

−.071

.422

13

Toothin

3.03

1.77

.202

−.123

−.086

−.062

.031

−.122

.602

.563

14

Fatbody

2.69

1.65

.623

.537

−.005

.274

.030

.063

−.085

.468

15

Longeat

2.71

1.65

.131

−.014

.107

.160

.001

−.018

.236

.899

16

Avoidsug

2.33

1.34

.394

−.037

.569

−.074

.018

.182

−.011

.621

17

Dietfood

2.27

1.25

.567

.081

.669

−.012

.098

.059

−.069

.435

18

Controlf

2.63

1.56

.500

.227

.130

.440

.070

−.068

.087

.592

19

Control

3.59

1.53

.074

.165

.253

−.337

−.039

−.072

.206

.759

20

Pressure

2.55

1.49

−.016

.006

−.047

−.011

.070

.063

.684

.521

21

Muchtime

2.32

1.33

.400

.005

.103

.587

.100

−.028

.128

.563

22

Sweets

2.54

1.56

.573

.139

.249

.290

.123

.180

.008

.601

23

Dieting

2.17

1.37

.580

.012

.655

.091

.105

.107

−.169

.457

24

Stomac

2.35

1.40

.426

.188

.104

−.048

.121

.355

.129

.668

25

Vomit1

1.56

1.04

.328

.011

−.033

−.023

.811

−.041

.021

.373

26

Tryfd

3.62

1.55

.230

.027

.384

.070

−.067

−.118

.054

.834

  1. Note. SD = Standard Deviation, λ = factor loading
  2. aCorrelation between the respective item and the EAT-26 total sum score without including the respective item
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Journal of Eating Disorders

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