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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants

From: Binge eating is associated with trait anxiety in Korean adolescent girls: a cross sectional study

 

Total (N = 327)

Binge-eating group (N = 92)

Control group (N = 235)

p

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

Age (years)

18.0

0.7

18.2

0.7

17.9

0.7

.051

Menstrual age (years)

13.4

2.6

13.3

1.2

13.5

1.2

.098

BMI (kg/m2)

20.84

2.6

21.79

2.8

20.46

2.4

<.001

BMI (percentile)

43.34

25.9

52.65

25.9

39.7

24.6

<.001

BMI (z-score)

-0.21

0.8

0.1

0.8

-0.33

0.8

<.001

PSS

16.13

4.5

17.38

4.9

15.63

4.2

.002

BDI

12.89

8.2

16.58

8.4

11.44

7.7

<.001

ASI

15.94

9.8

19.42

10.8

14.57

9.1

<.001

ASI_physical

6.40

5.4

7.85

5.9

5.83

5.1

.004

ASI_mental

4.63

4.0

6.22

4.7

4.01

3.5

<.001

ASI_social

5.26

2.3

5.65

2.0

5.11

2.4

.041

TA

50.06

9.3

54.97

9.0

48.14

8.7

<.001

  1. PSS Perceived Stress Scale, BDI Beck Depression Inventory, ASI Anxiety Sensitivity Inventory, TA Trait Anxiety