Table 2 Outcomes as a function of binge eating frequency group and between-groups effect sizes

Health behaviors

EBQ

3.54 (1.37)^b

3.85 (1.47)^ab

4.24 (1.58)^a

F(2,212) = 2.29, p = .103

.26

.47

.22

PSQI

6.39 (3.98)^b

6.57 (3.42)^ab

8.29 (3.66)^a

F(2,184) = 2.27, p = .106

.49

.50

.05

PASE^†

133.27 (85.07)

155.48 (114.14)

120.64 (91.70)

F(2,191) = 1.68, p = .189

.34

.14

.22

Current DM^‡

6 (5.1%)

7 (10.3%)

5 (12.2%)

–

–

–

–

History DM^‡

3 (2.5%)

1 (1.5%)

2 (4.9%)

–

–

–

–

Current Pre-DM^‡

6 (5.1%)

4 (5.9%)

5 (12.2%)

–

–

–

–

History Pre-DM^‡

13 (11.0%)

10 (14.7%)

10 (24.4%)

–

–

–

–

Quality of life

Phys Function^†

81.22 (21.70)^b

79.52 (21.79)^b

65.29 (26.04)^a

F(2,201) = 4.06, p = .019*

.59

.66

.08

Limits Phys^†

81.25 (33.16)^b

78.63 (32.28)^b

61.11 (40.29)^a

F(2,202) = 3.75, p = .025*

.48

.55

.08

Limits Emot^†

86.42 (26.59)^b

86.02 (30.51)^b

66.67 (38.21)^a

F(2,202) = 5.56, p = .004*

.56

.60

.01

Wellbeing^†

78.90 (16.52)^b

79.68 (14.50)^b

72.11 (17.40)^a

F(2,205) = 3.19, p = .043*

.47

.40

.05

Social Function^†

89.25 (18.21)^b

89.48 (18.68)^b

73.96 (25.07)^a

F(2,202) = 8.38, p < .001*

.70

.70

.01

Vitality^†

65.78 (20.47)^b

64.84 (16.51)^b

51.11 (21.42)^a

F(2,204) = 6.24, p = .002*

.72

.70

.05

Bodily pain^†

76.22 (21.31)^b

76.98 (19.11)^b

66.42 (22.92)^a

F(2,205) = 2.81, p = .063

.50

.44

.04

General Health^†

81.72 (16.32)^b

78.89 (15.17)^ab

72.00 (21.18)^a

F(2,119) = 2.12, p = .125

.37

.51

.18

Social Isolation

14.04 (7.06)

16.00 (7.78)

17.37 (7.56)

F(2,87) = 1.36, p = .262

.18

.46

.26

Psychological

CES-D

5.36 (5.48)^b

5.73 (4.68)^b

8.64 (5.54)^a

F(2,203) = 5.20, p = .006*

.57

.60

.07

GAI

1.63 (2.79)

1.53 (2.21)

2.20 (2.44)

F(2,187) = .41, p = .662

.29

.22

.04

PANAS^†

3.55 (0.77)^b

3.49 (0.68)^ab

3.21 (0.68)^a

F(2,191) = 2.15, p = .120

.41

.47

.08

BAS^†

4.02 (0.82)^b

3.98 (0.76)^b

3.25 (0.73)^a

F(2,196) = 9.51, p < .001*

.98

.99

.05