Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics by men and women
Measures | Men (n = 288) M (SD) or N (%) | Women (n = 490) M (SD) or N (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | 37.91 (19.83) | 41.08 (16.97) |
Body Mass Index | 26.81 (5.22) | 27.09 (6.87) |
Race/ethnicity | ||
White | 180 (62.5%) | 316 (64.5%) |
Black or African American | 9 (3.1%) | 24 (4.9%) |
Asian | 11 (3.8%) | 24 (4.9%) |
Hispanic/Latino | 58 (20.1%) | 82 (16.7%) |
Multiple races/other | 30 (10.4%) | 41 (8.3%) |
Education | ||
Graduated high school or less | 30 (10.7%) | 24 (4.9%) |
Some college | 127 (44.1%) | 119 (24.3%) |
Bachelor’s degree | 54 (18.8%) | 161 (32.9%) |
Some graduate school | 19 (6.6%) | 35 (7.1%) |
Graduate school degree | 56 (19.5%) | 151 (30.8%) |
Relationship status | ||
Married/living with partner | 117 (40.6%) | 264 (53.9%) |
Single | 154 (53.5%) | 149 (30.4%) |
Divorced/separated | 14 (4.1%) | 35 (7.1%) |
Widowed | 1 (0.3%) | 14 (2.9%) |
Clinical cutoffs | ||
Depression | 69 (24%) | 121 (24.7%) |
General anxiety | 63 (21.9%) | 137 (28%) |
ED behaviors* | ||
Binging | 60 (20.8%) | 101 (20.6%) |
Vomiting | 2 (0.7%) | 10 (2.0%) |
Laxative use | 1 (0.3%) | 17 (3.5%) |
Restricting | 83 (28.8%) | 155 (31.6%) |
Excessive exercise | 86 (29.9%) | 121 (24.7%) |