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Table 4 Correlation between the frequency of binge-eating and purging over the last 28 days and MAGE, hypoglycemia, and hyperglycemia

From: Continuous glucose monitoring for detection of glycemic variability, hypoglycemia, and hyperglycemia in women with eating disorders

 

Binge-eating (times/28 days)

Vomiting (times/28 days)

Laxative abuse (times/28 days)

Compulsive exercise (times/28 days)

MAGE (mg/dl)

0.596**

0.514*

-0.025

-0.069

The frequency of hypoglycemia (occurrences/5 days)

0.524*

0.313

0.116

0.146

The frequency of hyperglycemia (occurrences/5 days)

0.149

0.057

-0.229

-0.242

  1. Presented by correlation coefficient (r) depending on the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient test
  2. The data with statistically significant differences are shown by * P < 0.05 ** P < 0.01
  3. Abbreviations: MAGE Mean amplitude of glycemic excursions
  4. n = 18