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. 2023 Dec;20(6):486–494. doi: 10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230603

Table 4.

Behavioral repertoire and food addiction: univariate analysis

No Food Addiction N (%) Food addiction N (%) Risk in food addiction OR (95% CI)
1) Diet-related repertoire
 Do-it-yourself diet 296 (41.5%) 74 (57.4%) 1.89 (1.29-2.77)
 Internet Diet 79 (11.1%) 34 (26.4%) 2.87 (1.82-4.53)
 Professionally provided diet 583 (81.9%%) 107 (82.9%) 1.08 (0.66-1.77)
 Number of attempts 1.92 (1.64) 2.55 (1.92) t=3.89; p<.001; d=0.37
2) Mealtime repertoire
 Breakfast 646 (90.6%) 102 (82.2%) 0.47 (0.29-0.80)
 Midmorning Snack 505 (70.8%) 96 (74.4%) 1.20 (0.79-1.84)
 Bedtime snack 99 (13.3%) 31 (24.0%) 1.96 (1.24-3.10)
 Nibble 258 (36.2%) 84 (65.1%) 3.29 (2.22-4.88)
3) Carbs Repertoire
 Carbs Amount (N° of different carb X meal) 297 (37.4%) 70 (54.3%) 1.98 (1.36-2.89)
 Bread Alternatives 243 (34.1%) 45 (34.9%) 1.04 (.70-1.54)
4) Referred Addiction
 No Addiction 438 (61.4%) 29 (22.5%)
 Specific Addiction 232 (32.5%) 77 (59.7%) 5.01 (3.17-7.91)
 Generalized Addiction 43 (6.0%) 23 (17.8%) 8.08 (4.30-15.18)

Significant associations are shown in in bold characters