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Table 3 Health-related quality of life associated with eating disorder behaviors according to year, sex, age, residency, and household income

From: The changing demographic profile of eating disorder behaviors in the community

 

Sex

Age in years

Residency

Household income

 

Male

Female

15 – 24

25 - 44

≥ 45

Metro

Regional

< Median

> Median

1998 – PCS scores, M ( SD )

       

Objective binge eating

49.39 (11.89)

45.05 (14.08)

51.33 (10.53)

46.54 (12.98)

37.42 (15.57)

45.67 (13.47)

40.95 (17.10)

40.88 (14.63)

49.59 (11.24)

Extreme dieting

48.64 (9.12)

47.23 (9.65)

50.91 (8.78)

49.20 (9.24)

40.64 (13.19)

48.99 (9.96)

44.08 (12.27)

51.53 (11.42)

47.05 (7.01)

Purging

42.39 (12.84)

48.61 (8.14)

47.53 (10.42)

51.38 (8.40)

38.93 (13.12)

49.91 (9.95)

44.15 (9.80)

46.07 (11.09)

48.32 (7.24)

2008 – PCS scores, M ( SD )

       

Objective binge eating

49.39 (11.89)

45.05 (14.08)

51.53 (6.41)

48.18 (7.74)

44.00 (11.13)

48.42 (8.70)

43.52 (11.00)

46.02 (9.97)

49.00 (8.52)

Extreme dieting

48.33 (10.21)

48.40 (9.59)

49.93 (7.01)

51.60 (8.24)

42.37 (11.82)

48.79 (9.70)

47.78 (11.35)

46.71 (11.10)

50.05 (8.30)

Purging

48.22 (10.50)

46.71 (7.87)

50.46 (8.80)

47.08 (10.03)

46.54 (9.54)

46.91 (8.66)

48.25 (12.40)

47.78 (8.75)

51.34 (4.82)

1998 – MCS scores, M ( SD )

       

Objective binge eating

46.35 (13.67)

38.87 (14.42)

36.21 (11.37)

40.27 (12.97)

39.18 (16.83)

38.55 (13.36)

42.51 (15.98)

39.96 (12.18)

44.50 (15.36)

Extreme dieting

51.84 (5.34)

45.00 (12.18)

47.71 (9.53)

43.87 (14.61)

42.23 (10.96)

44.63 (13.01)

44.62 (11.05)

42.40 (12.85)

46.78 (11.93)

Purging

48.52 (12.24)

48.55 (11.92)

40.36 (13.33)

46.65 (12.49)

52.34 (16.07)

44.24 (12.93)

47.86 (15.12)

51.26 (9.87)

46.63 (12.30)

2008 – MCS scores, M ( SD )

       

Objective binge eating

41.21 (14.71)

42.66 (13.16)

40.91 (12.34)

41.20 (14.30)

43.34 (15.94)

42.14 (14.85)

41.90 (14.01)

38.49 (14.40)

44.25 (12.87)

Extreme dieting

43.08 (15.04)

41.09 (13.73)

41.84 (12.26)

41.85 (13.05)

38.93 (17.58)

40.89 (14.03)

41.31 (15.64)

37.51 (16.62)

45.53 (11.28)

Purging

48.74 (9.63)

42.19 (11.33)

43.33 (12.73)

43.31 (13.11)

45.92 (10.65)

44.72 (12.19)

43.82 (10.03)

43.68 (9.89)

46.44 (7.96)

  1. PCS physical health composite scale, Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (SF-36); MCS mental health composite scale, SF-36.