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Table 3 Grazing and binge eating disorder (BED) symptomatology

From: Prevalence of eating disorder symptomatology among outpatients referred to health promotion from somatic hospital departments

Variables

ED+

N = 23

(17.56%)

ED−

N = 108

(82.44%)

Mean difference

[95% CI], p

BED-Q Load Score, mean (SD)

15.09 (± 7.86)

1.77 (± 3.45)

12.58 [10.53, 14.64]

p < 0.001

BED-Q Load Score, n (%)

   

 0–9 = No BED symptoms to subclinical

6 (26.09%)

104 (96.30%)

 

 10–21 = Mild to moderate BED

12 (52.17%)

< 5

 

 22–35 = Difficult to extreme BED

5 (21.74%)

< 5

 

GQ Score

   

 GQ7 items, mean (SD)

13.74 (± 6.70)

5.31 (± 5.00)

7.77 [5.36, 10.18] p < 0.001

 GQ8 items, mean (SD)

15.74 (± 7.47)

6.22 (± 5.66)

8.81 [6.08, 11.54] p < 0.001

 GQ loss of control (single question), mean (SD)

2.09 (± 1.20)

0.58 (± 1.00)

1.41 [0.93, 1.88] p < 0.001

  1. * The means of the groups are compared using linear regression adjusted for sex, age and BMI. ED = eating disorder, BED = binge eating disorder, BED-Q = binge eating disorder questionnaire, GQ = grazing questionnaire, SD = standard deviation, CI = confidence interval
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BMC Psychiatry

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