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Table 1 Rates of experiencing Loss of Control (LOC) and sample median (interquartile range) of the episodes for those with LOC by LOC types in the three months prior to and during pregnancy

From: Loss of control eating during pregnancy is associated with excessive gestational weight gain among individuals with overweight and obesity

Type of LOC (period of assessment)

Statistics

Prior to pregnancy

T0

T1

T2

T3

T4

T5

Total

(3 months)

(3 months)

(1 month)

(1 month)

(1 month)

(1 month)

(1 month)

OBE

% (n)

6.9% (17)

10.1% (15)

6.9% (17)

7.3% (18)

4.5% (11)

5.3% (13)

2.8% (7)

23.9% (59)

Median (IQR)

6 (31)

3 (10)

2 (3)

1 (1.75)

2 (1.5)

1 (1)

1 (1)

3 (9.5)

SBE

% (n)

8.1% (20)

15.4% (38)

7.7% (19)

7.3% (18)

6.9% (17)

4% (10)

2.8% (7)

28.3% (70)

Median (IQR)

10.5 (22.75)

2.5 (7.75)

2 (2.5)

2.5 (2.5)

2 (1)

2 (1)

3 (1)

4 (13.75)

OBE/SBE

% (n)

13.4% (33)

22.7% (56)

12.1% (30)

12.6% (31)

11.3% (28)

9.3% (23)

5.3% (13)

37.2% (92)

Median (IQR)

6 (29)

3.5 (7.75)

2 (3)

2 (3)

2 (1.25)

1 (1)

2 (1)

6 (20.25)

LOC Outside of

OBE or SBE Episode

% (n)

0.4% (1)

1.2% (3)

0.8% (2)

0% (0)

0.8% (2)

0.4% (1)

0.4% (1)

3.6% (9)

Median (IQR)

3 (0)

1 (4)

3.5 (2.5)

0 (0)

1.5 (0.5)

6 (0)

1 (0)

1 (5)

Any LOC

% (n)

13.8% (34)

23.5% (58)

13% (32)

12.6% (31)

12.1% (30)

9.3% (23)

5.7% (14)

38.5% (95)

Median (IQR)

6 (28)

3.5 (7)

2 (3.25)

2 (3)

2 (1)

1 (1)

2 (1.75)

6 (20)

  1. The prior to pregnancy reflects the 3 months prior to participants last menstrual period. T0 reflects the past 3 months, including early pregnancy. T1 -T5 represents past-month assessments during pregnancy. LOC Loss of control eating OBE Objective bulimic episode, an overeating episode characterized by the consumption of an objectively large amount of food accompanied by a sense of LOC; SBEs Subjective bulimic episodes; an episode of LOC in which the amount of food consumed is not deemed objectively large