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The eating disorder inventory as a predictor of compliance in a behavioral weight‐loss program
Author(s) -
Abrams Michael
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(199105)10:3<355::aid-eat2260100311>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - overweight , linear discriminant analysis , weight loss , psychology , regression analysis , linear regression , eating disorders , clinical psychology , statistics , medicine , obesity , mathematics
Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI) is a significant and meaningful predictor of adherence in a dietary program employing a very low‐calorie diet. This study used multiple linear regression and discriminant analysis to examine the dietary adherence of 105 clients who were, on average, 91 pounds overweight. With three increasingly rigid standards of success, discriminant analysis successfully classified 74%, 71%, and 63% of clients as likely successes or failures using the EDI. Using the EDI scales as the independent variables, three significant multiple regressions equations were obtained that individually were predictive of total weight lost, percentage of weight lost, or weeks in treatment.