| Questions from EAT-26 |
Frequency of response of 35 High-Risk (Positive) Individuals (YES/NO) |
Frequency of response of 115 Low-risk (Negative) Individuals (YES/N0) |
p values Ɨ |
| Am terrified of being overweight. *sss |
35/0 |
61/54 |
0.000 |
| Avoid eating when I am hungry. *** |
12/23 |
21/94 |
0.045 |
| Find myself preoccupied with food.** |
20/15 |
43/72 |
0.038 |
| Have gone on eating binges where I feel that I may not be able to stop. ** |
18/17 |
38/77 |
0.049 |
| Cut my food into small pieces. *** |
16/19 |
34/51 |
0.076 |
| Aware of the calorie content of the food that I eat. * |
25/10 |
21/94 |
0.000 |
| Particularly avoid food with high carbohydrate content (i.e. bread, rice, potatoes, etc.) * |
18/17 |
10/105 |
0.000 |
| Feel that others would prefer if I ate more. *** |
10/25 |
24/91 |
0.341 |
| Vomit after I have eaten. ** |
7/28 |
1/114 |
0.000 |
| Feel extremely guilty after eating. * |
16/19 |
7/108 |
0.000 |
| Am preoccupied with a desire to be thinner. * |
33/2 |
44/71 |
0.000 |
| Think about burning up calories when I exercise. * |
31/4 |
49/66 |
0.000 |
| Other people think I am too thin. *** |
13/22 |
30/85 |
0.205 |
| Am preoccupied with the thought of having fat on my body. * |
29/6 |
50/65 |
0.000 |
| Take longer than others to eat my meals. *** |
19/16 |
40/75 |
0.039 |
| Avoid foods with sugar in them. * |
19/16 |
28/86 |
0.001 |
| Eat diet foods. * |
22/13 |
9/106 |
0.000 |
| Feel that food controls my life. ** |
23/12 |
30/85 |
0.000 |
| Display self-control around food. *** |
22/13 |
31/84 |
0.000 |
| Feel that others pressure me to eat. *** |
22/13 |
31/84 |
0.000 |
| Give too much time and thought to food. ** |
29/6 |
22/93 |
0.000 |
| Feel uncomfortable after eating sweets. * |
23/12 |
26/89 |
0.000 |
| Engage in dieting behavior. * |
29/6 |
21/94 |
0.000 |
| Like my stomach to be empty. * |
20/15 |
8/107 |
0.000 |
| Have the impulse to vomit after meals. ** |
11/24 |
19/96 |
0.054 |
| Enjoy trying new rich foods. * |
17/18 |
60/55 |
0.709 |
