Relation of binge eating disorder with impulsiveness in obese individuals

Table 2 Comparison of the psychiatric and suicidal features of the binge eating disorder ( + ) and binge eating disorder (-) group

		Overall		BED (+) group		BED (-) group		P
Previous psychiatric admittance	Yes	87	36.1%	37	49.3%	50	30.1%	0.004
	No	154	63.9%	38	50.7%	116	69.9%	0.004
Psychiatric comorbidity	Yes	11	4.6%	6	8.0%	5	3.0%	0.086
	No	230	95.4%	69	92.0%	161	97.0%	0.055
Thinking of suicide	Yes	52	21.6%	26	34.7%	26	15.7%	0.001
	No	189	78.4%	49	65.3%	140	84.3%	0.001
Previous attempts to suicide	Yes	30	12.4%	16	21.3%	14	8.4%	0.005
	No	211	87.6%	59	78.7%	152	91.6%	0.005

BED (+): Group with binge eating disorder; BED (-): Group without binge eating disorder.