Research Article
Do DSM-5 Eating Disorder Criteria Overpathologize Normative Eating Patterns among Individuals with Obesity?
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of 100 adults seeking weight-loss treatment.
| | Sex (%) | | | Male | 28 (28) | | Female | 72 (72) |
| | Mean age (SD) | 45.8 (12.0) years |
| | Ethnicity (%)* | | | Hispanic/Latino | 10 (10) | | Not Hispanic/Latino | 89 (89) | | Race (%)* | | | American Indian/Alaska Native | 2 (2) | | Black/African American | 12 (12) | | Asian | 2 (2) | | Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islanders | 0 (0) | | White | 81 (81) |
| | Mean BMI (SD) | 41.9 (9.1) kg/m2 |
| | Obesity class (%) | | | Overweight (nonobese) | 2 (2) | | Class I | 15 (15) | | Class II | 29 (29) | | Class III | 54 (54) |
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BMI = body mass index.
*The percentages do not add to 100% because 1 participant did not report ethnicity, and 3 participants did not report race.
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