Table 2 Metabolic factors and eating behavior characteristics in the PrevMetSyn study participants with low eating self-efficacy (low ESE) and high eating self-efficacy (high ESE).
Variable | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low ESE (n = 85, 36%) | High ESE (n = 151, 64%) | p value | Low ESE (n = 148, 63%) | High ESE (n = 86, 37%) | p value | |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 45.4 (10.5) | 45.7 (8.8) | 0.796a | 45.8 (10.3) | 48.1 (9.7) | 0.086a |
BMI, mean (SD) | 30.1 (2.0) | 30.2 (2.0) | 0.676a | 30.7 (2.0) | 30.5 (2.3) | 0.489a |
Metabolic Syndrome, n (%) | 45 (53%) | 84 (56%) | 0.785b | 46 (31%) | 34 (40%) | 0.201b |
TFEQ-R18 questionnaire, mean (SD) | ||||||
Cognitive restraint (points) | 42.1 (12.8) | 46.1 (13.3) | 0.027a | 43.9 (12.9) | 54.2 (12.7) | < 0.001a |
Uncontrolled eating (points) | 50.8 (11.4) | 36.8 (15.9) | < 0.001a | 54.1 (16.4) | 36.0 (14.0) | < 0.001a |
Emotional eating (points) | 44.4 (23.2) | 25.3 (20.3) | < 0.001a | 64.8 (20.4) | 46.8 (25.9) | < 0.001a |
BES questionnaire (points), mean (SD) | 12.7 (5.5) | 6.7 (4.0) | < 0.001a | 16.6 (8.2) | 9.5 (5.3) | < 0.001a |
No binge eating | 69 (84%) | 146 (99%) | < 0.001b | 98 (69%) | 80 (95%) | < 0.001b |
Moderate severity of binge eating | 13 (16%) | 1 (1%) | 31 (22%) | 4 (5%) | ||
High severity of binge eating | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 14 (10%) | 0 (0%) | ||
Eating behavior difficulties | ||||||
Low cognitive restraint | 43 (51%) | 59 (39%) | 0.101b | 68 (46%) | 16 (19%) | < 0.001b |
High uncontrolled eating | 31 (37%) | 23 (15%) | < 0.001b | 73 (50%) | 8 (9%) | < 0.001b |
High emotional eating | 22 (26%) | 8 (5%) | < 0.001b | 87 (59%) | 26 (31%) | < 0.001b |
Moderate or high severity of binge eating | 13 (16%) | 1 (1%) | < 0.001b | 45 (32%) | 4 (5%) | < 0.001b |
