Prevalence and associated factors of binge eating disorder among Bahraini youth and young adults: a cross-sectional study in a self-selected convenience sample

Table 3 The association between the BEDS-7 score and different variables

Variable	BEDS-7 score, mean ± SD	p value
Age	–	0.718
Sex
Female	2.03 ± 3.232	0.005
Male	1.42 ± 2.485
BMI
Underweight	0.51 ± 1.770	< 0.0001
Normal	1.55 ± 2.805
Overweight	2.4 ± 3.286
Obese	3.51 ± 3.655
On a Diet
Yes, in the past	2.63 ± 3.371	< 0.0001
Currently on a diet	1.14 ± 2.41
No	2.94 ± 3.63
Total PHQ-9 score
Normal–minimal	0.84 ± 1.965	< 0.0001
Abnormal (mild, moderate, moderately severe, severe	2.27 ± 3.303
Total GAD-7 score
Normal–minimal	0.89 ± 2.163	< 0.0001
Abnormal (mild, moderate, severe)	2.38 ± 3.318
Gastrointestinal diseases
Present	2.64 ± 3.982	0.521
Absent	1.84 ± 3.030
Cardiovascular diseases
Present	2.22 ± 3.490	0.648
Absent	1.84 ± 3.033
Endocrine diseases
Present	2.96 ± 3.649	0.151
Absent	1.82 ± 3.021

BMI Body mass index, GAD-7 General Anxiety Disorder-7, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire-9

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