A total of 149 obese subjects [71 with Binge Eating Disorder (BED) and 78 without BED] were included in the study and compared to 151 non-clinical populations. They were assessed with the Structured Clinical Interview (SCID-I), Eating Attitudes Test (EAT), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Barrat Impulsiveness Scale-11 (BIS-11).
BED(+) | BED(-) | Control | p | |
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Mean¡ÀSD | Mean¡ÀSD | Mean¡ÀSD | ||
BMI (kg/m2) | 33.3 ¡À 4.1 | 33.4 ¡À 5.7 | 22.2 ¡À 2.1* | <0.001 |
EAT score | 27.6 ¡À 12.3 | 25.5 ¡À 12.7 | 7.2 ¡À 7.8* | <0.001 |
BDI score | 16.2 ¡À 9.3 | 14.4 ¡À 10.5 | 6.9 ¡À 75.2* | <0.001 |
BIS-Total | 67.5 ¡À 10.8** | 59.9 ¡À 17.9 | 60.0 ¡À 16.9 | 0.003 |
BIS-NPA | 26.6 ¡À 4.1*** | 25.3 ¡À 5.1 | 24.1 ¡À 5.1 | 0.002 |
BIS-CI | 20.6 ¡À 7.0 | 23.2 ¡À 16.4 | 22.2 ¡À 12.7 | 0.475 |
BIS-MI | 21.8 ¡À 3.7 | 21.6 ¡À 4.0 | 20.9 ¡À 4.2 | 0.260 |