**3. Results**

*3.1. Comparison between the Groups for Sociodemographics, BMI, and Motivational Measures*

Figure 1 displays the diagnostic profile within each grouping. The first block of Table 1 includes cluster, sociodemographic and diagnostic information type. The OB-OB BMI profile included mainly patients with BED, whereas patients with BN and OSFED diagnoses were within the OB-NW and NW-NW groups. The fourth BMI profile (i.e., NW-OB) consisted mainly of the BN and BED diagnostic types.

**Figure 1.** Distribution of the diagnostic subtype within the lifetime BMI profiles. Note: OB: obesity; NW: normal weight; BN: bulimia nervosa; BED: binge eating disorder; OSFED: other specified feeding or eating disorder.

The group with the highest prevalence of men was OB-NW, followed by OB-OB and NW-OB, only a small percentage of NW-NW patients were men.

Higher levels of educational achievement were attained in the NW-NW and NW-OB groups. A higher proportion of the NW-OB patients were married. Those in the OB-OB group were more often employed, and those in the NW-NW more often studying.

The NW-OB and OB-OB groups considered themselves to be most symptomatic and in need of treatment. Family members of NW-NW and OB-NW groups expressed most concern.
