Table 1 Baseline characteristics and descriptive statistics of the PrevMetSyn study participants altogether and by gender.
All Mean (SD) or n (%) | Male Mean (SD) or n (%) | Female Mean (SD) or n (%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Participants | 532 (100%) | 271 (51%) | 261 (49%) | |
Age (years) | 46.0 (SD 10.0) | 45.4 (SD 9.7) | 46.6 (SD 10.2) | 0.157a |
BMI (kg/m2) | 30.4 (SD 2.1) | 30.2 (SD 2.1) | 30.7 (SD 2.2) | 0.003a |
Overweight (BMI 27–29.9 kg/m2) | 255 (48%) | 145 (54%) | 110 (42%) | 0.009b |
Obesity (BMI 30–35 kg/m2) | 277 (52%) | 126 (46%) | 151 (58%) | |
Metabolic Syndrome (yes) | 244 (46%) | 149 (55%) | 95 (36%) | < 0.001b |
WEL questionnaire (points) n = 469 | 120.4 (SD 33.3) | 130.7 (SD 30.0) | 110.1 (SD 33.2) | < 0.001a |
Low ESE (≤ 121) | 232 (50%) | 85 (36%) | 147 (63%) | < 0.001b |
High ESE (> 121) | 237 (50%) | 151 (64%) | 86 (37%) | |
TFEQ-R18 questionnaire n = 528 | ||||
Cognitive restraint (scores) | 46.4 (SD 13.8) | 44.9 (SD 13.1) | 48.1 (SD 14.3) | 0.007a |
Uncontrolled eating (scores) | 44.1 (SD 17.3) | 41.1 (SD 16.3) | 47.1 (SD 18.0) | < 0.001a |
Emotional eating (scores) | 44.7 (SD 27.5) | 31.4 (SD 23.8) | 58.5 (SD 24.3) | < 0.001a |
BES questionnaire (points) n = 460 | 11.4 (SD 7.3) | 8.8 (SD 5.4) | 13.9 (SD 8.0) | < 0.001a |
No binge eating (0–19) | 397 (86%) | 217 (94%) | 180 (79%) | < 0.001b |
Moderate binge eating (20–29) | 49 (11%) | 14 (6%) | 35 (15%) | |
Severe binge eating (30–46) | 14 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 14 (6%) | |
Eating behavior difficulties | ||||
Low cognitive restraint | 206 (39%) | 115 (43%) | 91 (35%) | 0.075b |
High uncontrolled eating | 147 (28%) | 58 (22%) | 89 (34%) | 0.001b |
High emotional eating | 161 (31%) | 36 (13%) | 125 (48%) | < 0.001b |
Binge eating symptoms | 63 (14%) | 14 (6%) | 49 (21%) | < 0.001b |
