Table 2. Differences in the DEBQ...

Table 2.

Differences in the DEBQ subscales and binge eating between participants according to BMI and gender

	Normal weight	Overweight	Differences between groups
	n	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	P-value
BMI (kg/m²)	78	21.4 ± 2.3	28.6 ± 2.3	<0.01
Men	26	22.9 ± 2.3	28.9 ± 2.9	<0.01
Women	52	20.9 ± 2.6	28.3 ± 1.7	<0.01
Body fat (%)	78	21 ± 5	33 ± 6	<0.01
Men	26	15 ± 5	25 ± 3	<0.01
Women	52	24 ± 5	39 ± 4	<0.01
Emotional eating	78	1.6 ± 0.9	2.2 ± 0.8	<0.05
Men	26	1.5 ± 0.4	1.6 ± 0.5	ns
Women	52	1.7 ± 0.8	2.4 ± 0.7	<0.05
External eating	78	2.9 ± 0.6	3.1 ± 0.6	ns
Men	26	2.7 ± 0.4	2.9 ± 0.5	ns
Women	52	2.8 ± 0.6	3.0 ± 0.6	ns
Restrained eating	78	2.6 ± 0.6	2.5 ± 0.5	ns
Men	26	2.4 ± 0.6	2.5 ± 0.2	ns
Women	52	2.6 ± 0.6	2.9 ± 0.5	ns
Binge eating	78	0.5 ± 1.6	2.6 ± 2.3	<0.01
Men	26	0.2 ± 0.8	1.7 ± 2.3	<0.01
Women	52	0.6 ± 1.8	3.2 ± 2.6	<0.01

	Normal weight	Overweight	Differencesbetween groups
	n	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	P-value
BMI (kg/m²)	78	21.4 ± 2.3	28.6 ± 2.3	<0.01
Men	26	22.9 ± 2.3	28.9 ± 2.9	<0.01
Women	52	20.9 ± 2.6	28.3 ± 1.7	<0.01
Body fat (%)	78	21 ± 5	33 ± 6	<0.01
Men	26	15 ± 5	25 ± 3	<0.01
Women	52	24 ± 5	39 ± 4	<0.01
Emotional eating	78	1.6 ± 0.9	2.2 ± 0.8	<0.05
Men	26	1.5 ± 0.4	1.6 ± 0.5	ns
Women	52	1.7 ± 0.8	2.4 ± 0.7	<0.05
External eating	78	2.9 ± 0.6	3.1 ± 0.6	ns
Men	26	2.7 ± 0.4	2.9 ± 0.5	ns
Women	52	2.8 ± 0.6	3.0 ± 0.6	ns
Restrained eating	78	2.6 ± 0.6	2.5 ± 0.5	ns
Men	26	2.4 ± 0.6	2.5 ± 0.2	ns
Women	52	2.6 ± 0.6	2.9 ± 0.5	ns
Binge eating	78	0.5 ± 1.6	2.6 ± 2.3	<0.01
Men	26	0.2 ± 0.8	1.7 ± 2.3	<0.01
Women	52	0.6 ± 1.8	3.2 ± 2.6	<0.01

Notes:

All values are mean ± SD. Comparisons of eating behaviour between the two groups (for males and females separately) were tested with Mann-Whitney U-test. P-value less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant (ns, non-significant)

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