EAT-26 Subscale Always Usually Often Sometimes, rarely and never
Factor I Dieting
Mean(± SD)= 8.24(± 6.05)
Terrified about being overweight 89 (24.4) 28 (7.7) 31 (8.5) 217 (59.4)
Aware of the calorie content of foods 38 (10.4) 33 (9.0) 37 (10.1) 257 (70.5)
Avoid food with a high carbohydrate content 30 (8.2) 23 (6.3) 16 (4.4) 296 (81.1)
Feel extremely guilty after eating 32 (8.8) 16 (4.4) 29(7.9) 288 (78.9 )
I am preoccupied with a desire to be thinner 108 (29.6) 14 (3.8) 30 (8.2) 213 (58.4)
Think about burning up calories when exercise 89 (24.4) 37 (10.1) 49 (13.4) 190 (52.1)
Other people think that I am too thin 64 (17.5) 36 (9.9) 13 (3.6) 252 (69.0)
Avoid foods with sugar in them 45 (12.3) 23 (6.3) 20 (5.5) 277 (75.9)
Eat diet foods. 20 (5.5) 38 (10.4) 16 (4.4) 291 (79.7)
Feel uncomfortable after eating sweets 59 (16.2) 25 (6.8) 30 (8.2) 251 (68.8)
Engage in dieting behavior 26 (7.1) 40 (11.0) 29 (7.9) 270 (74.0)
Like my stomach to be empty 9 (2.5) 20 (5.5) 34 (9.3) 302 (82.7)
Enjoy trying new rich foods a 32 (8.8) b9 (2.5) c63 (17.3) d261 (71.4)
Factor II Bulimia and Food Preoccupation
Mean(± SD)= 2.92 (± 2.66)
Find myself preoccupied with food 29 (7.9) 41 (11.2) 59 (16.2) 236 (64.7)
Have gone on eating binges where I feel that I may not be able to stop 23 (6.3) 31 (8.5) 52 (14.2) 259 ((71.0)
Vomit after I have eaten 18 (4.9) 2 (0.5) 10 (2.7) 335 (91.9)
Feel that food controls my life 66 (18.1) 40 (11.0) 32 (8.8) 227 (62.1 )
Give too much time and thought to food 66 (18.1) 12 (3.3) 29 (7.9) 258 (70.7)
Have the impulse to vomit after meals 2 (0.5) 6 (1.6) 8 (2.2) 349 (95.7)
Factor III Oral control
Mean(± SD)=5.12 (± 3.31)
Avoid eating when I am hungry. 38 (10.4) 13 (3.6) 37 (10.1) 277 (75.9)
Cut my food into small pieces. 71 (19.5) 70 (19.2) 70 (19.2) 154 (42.1)
Feel that others would prefer if I ate more. 27 (7.4) 22 (6.0) 30 (8.2) 286 (78.4)
I am preoccupied with the thought of having fat on my body 74 (20.3) 34 (9.3) 32 (8..8) 225 (61.6)
Take longer than others to eat my meals. 49 (13.4) 38 (10.4) 45 (12.3) 223 (63.9)
Display self-control around food. 54 (14.8) 45 (12.3) 37 (10.1) 229 (62.8)
Feel that others pressure me to eat. 42 (11.5) 34 (9.3) 40 (11.0) 249 (68.2)