title: The impact of age and BMI on Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) scores in a community sample.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The primary objectives for this study were to establish normative data for the EDE-Q in a nationally representative sample of women and to investigate the unique and relative effects of age and BMI.
  
  
  METHODS
  A community sample of 3000 women aged 16-50 was randomly selected from the Norwegian National Population Register.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean global EDE-Q was 1.27 (SD=1.19). EDE-Q scores decreased significantly with age yet increased with BMI. In the regression model, BMI and age accounted for 19% versus 2%, respectively, of the global EDE-Q. Extreme shape and weight concerns appeared to drive the higher global EDE-Q scores for individuals with overweight or obesity, with 30-40% scoring above the recommended clinical cut-off for Shape and Weight Concern.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Higher EDE-Q scores, largely driven by elevated shape and weight concerns, appear normative among individuals with obesity in a nationally representative population. BMI should be routinely considered when establishing criteria for defining recovery and determining clinical significance using the EDE-Q.
authors.affiliation: Regional Eating Disorders Service (RASP), Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål Hospital, Norway. oyvind.ro@ous-hf.no
authors.forename: Øyvind
authors.initials: Ø
authors.lastname: Rø
authors.forename: Deborah L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Reas
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosenvinge
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards; D055815:Young Adult