Table 1 Participant demographics and descriptive statistics for all three samples

Age

65.91 (5.09)

84.4% (Age 66–75)

15.6% (Age 76+)

60.57 (5.05)

Race/Ethnicity

 Black

9.2%

15.9%

16.8%

 White

86.4%

14.3%

72.0%

 Hispanic/Latinx

2.2%

65.1%

2.0%

 Other/mixed

4.3%

4.8%

9.0%

Level of education

 Grade school or less

–

32.9%

0.0%

 Some high school

–

15.6%

0.0%

 High school diploma/GED

–

26.6%

5.0%

 Some college/technical school

–

23.4%

16.8%

 Bachelor’s degree

–

1.6%

18.8%

 Some graduate school

–

0.0%

9.9%

 Master’s degree

–

0.0%

34.7%

 Doctoral degree

–

0.0%

14.9%

Annual household income

 Under $10,000

–

46.9%

–

 $10,000-$40,000

–

37.5%

–

 $40,000-$65,000

–

3.1%

–

BMI

28.29 (7.71)

–

26.62 (6.04)

Binge eating

26.5%

20.4%

19.0%

Compensatory behaviors

 Driven exercising

8.7%^a

12.6%^b

13.9%^b

 Self-induced vomiting

2.7%^a

7.9%^b

1.0%^b

 Laxatives or diuretics

2.7%^a

11.0%^b

3.0%^b