Table 4

- Prevalence of bad habits during the last three months.

ItemsN(%)
Did you have overeating episodes in which you ate huge amounts of food for two hours?103(22.8)
Did your overeating episodes occur twice a day?98(21.7)
Did you feel out of control while eating during your overeating episodes?113(25)
Did you do anything to compensate for or prevent weight gain from overeating, such as vomiting, fasting, physical exercise practices, or taking laxatives, injections?145(32.1)
Did your body weight and shape affect how you felt about yourself?267(59.15)
Did the overeating episodes only occur when you were below the optimal weight for your height?55(12.2)