Table 1.

Descriptive statistics for the WREQ subscales by select subgroups

	All subjects (n = 621)
	Mean	s.d.	s.e.	Range	α
Dietary restraint	2.22	0.72	0.03	1–4.83	0.777
Compensatory restraint	2.52	0.92	0.04	1–5	0.667
Routine restraint	1.92	0.75	0.03	1–4.67	0.749
External eating	2.69	0.86	0.03	1–5	0.800
Emotional eating	2.00	1.00	0.04	1–5	0.908
	Males (n = 242)					Females (n = 379)
	Mean	s.d.	s.e.	Range	α	Mean	s.d.	s.e.	Range	α	Pdifference	ES
Dietary restraint	2.14	0.70	0.05	1–4.5	0.768	2.27	0.73	0.04	1–4.83	0.782	0.030	0.005
Compensatory restraint	2.42	0.89	0.06	1–5	0.639	2.59	0.94	0.05	1–5	0.683	0.019	0.005
Routine restraint	1.87	0.74	0.05	1–4.33	0.748	1.95	0.75	0.04	1–4.67	0.750	0.196	0.003
External eating	2.65	0.87	0.06	1–5	0.802	2.72	0.86	0.04	1–5	0.800	0.338	0.013
Emotional eating	1.80	0.94	0.06	1–5	0.913	2.13	1.02	0.05	1–5	0.902	<0.001	0.006
	Young adults (n = 266)					Adults (n = 334)
	Mean	s.d.	s.e.	Range	α	Mean	s.d.	s.e.	Range	α	Pdifference	ES
Dietary restraint	2.16	0.75	0.05	1–4.83	0.801	2.27	0.70	0.04	1–4.67	0.762	0.075	0.008
Compensatory restraint	2.44	0.95	0.06	1–5	0.685	2.58	0.89	0.05	1–5	0.670	0.075	0.009
Routine restraint	1.88	0.76	0.05	1–4.67	0.768	1.96	0.75	0.04	1–4.67	0.728	0.213	0.003
External eating	2.80	0.83	0.05	1–5	0.790	2.61	0.89	0.05	1–5	0.813	0.005	0.001
Emotional eating	1.91	0.93	0.06	1–4.6	0.895	2.07	1.06	0.06	1–5	0.916	0.059	0.024
	White (n = 144)					Asian/Asian mix (n = 264)
	Mean	s.d.	s.e.	Range	α	Mean	s.d.	s.e.	Range	α	Pdifference	ES
Dietary restraint	2.31	0.76	0.06	1–4.5	0.835	2.21	0.67	0.04	1–4	0.737	0.202	0.004
Compensatory restraint	2.60	0.92	0.08	1–4.67	0.697	2.54	0.89	0.05	1–4.67	0.653	0.537	0.001
Routine restraint	2.02	0.77	0.06	1–4.33	0.804	1.90	0.71	0.04	1–4	0.726	0.091	0.007
External eating	2.65	0.86	0.07	1–4.6	0.802	2.76	0.82	0.05	1–5	0.784	0.233	0.003
Emotional eating	2.18	1.10	0.09	1–5	0.917	1.98	0.96	0.06	1–4.6	0.902	0.056	0.010
	Under/normal weight (n = 326)					Overweight/obese (n = 292)
	Mean	s.d.	s.e.	Range	α	Mean	s.d.	s.e.	Range	α	Pdifference	ES
Dietary restraint	2.19	0.76	0.04	1–4.83	0.808	2.26	0.67	0.04	1–4.5	0.734	0.188	0.003
Compensatory restraint	2.53	0.97	0.05	1–5	0.729	2.52	0.86	0.05	1–4.67	0.580	0.947	0.000
Routine restraint	1.85	0.78	0.04	1–4.67	0.785	2.00	0.70	0.04	1–4.33	0.695	0.009	0.011
External eating	2.67	0.88	0.05	1–5	0.816	2.72	0.85	0.05	1–5	0.784	0.469	0.001
Emotional eating	1.80	0.91	0.05	1–4.6	0.896	2.22	1.07	0.06	1–5	0.914	<0.001	0.043

α, Cronbach’s α; ES, effect size (partial eta squared); WREQ, Weight-Related Eating Questionnaire.