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. 2025 Aug 12;16:1608564. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1608564

Table 4.

Characteristics of the study group, taking into account the number of points obtained in the My Eating Habits Questionnaire and the occurrence of Type A/B personality.

Variables Study group of physicians (823; 100%) personality
Type A (n = 349; 42.41%) Intermediate type (n = 277; 33.66%) Type B (n = 197; 23.94%)
M SD Me Q1 Q3 M SD Me Q1 Q3 M SD Me Q1 Q3
Habitual overeating 3.26 2.58 3.00 1.00 5.0 2.81 2.34 2.00 1.00 4.00 2.36 2.12 2.00 1.00 4.00
H = 15,645; p < 0.001
Post-hoc test: A: B – p < 0.001
Emotional overeating 4.34 2.42 4.00 2.00 6.0 3.64 2.39 3.00 2.00 5.00 3.08 2.33 2.00 1.00 5.00
H = 38.774; p < 0.001
Post-hoc test: A: A/B – p < 0.001; A: B – p < 0.001; A/B: B – p = 0.03
Dietary restrictions 3.26 2.33 3.00 1.00 5.0 2.78 2.30 2.00 1.00 4.00 2.79 2.18 2.00 1.00 4.00
H = 9.514; p < 0.01
Post-hoc test: A: B – p < 0.01
Sum of points 10.9 5.74 10.0 6.00 15. 9.22 5.71 8.00 5.00 13.00 8.23 5.35 8.00 4.00 12.0
H = 30.584; p < 0.001
Test post-hoc: A: A/B – p < 0.001; A: B – p < 0.001

M, mean; SD, standard deviation; H, Kruskal-Wallis test value; p, level of statistical significance; A, respondents with Type A personality; A/B, respondents with intermediate personality type; B, respondents with type B personality.