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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Appetite. 2015 Apr 9;91:129–136. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.03.036

Table 4.

Description of depression and PTSD symptoms within the study sample in frequency (n), percent (%) and mean ± SEM. Association with emotional eating (DEBQ total score) is indicated in P-value column. Asterisks (*) denote psychopathological characteristics that influence emotional eating (all P ≤ 0.05).

Psychopathological characteristics Overall N = 1110
F P-value
N %
PTSD diagnosis 40.17 <0.001*
 Yes 299 28.2
 No 763 71.8
Depression diagnosis 67.16 <0.001*
 Yes 349 31.5
 No 758 68.5
Mean ± SEM Mean SEM R P-value
PTSD symptoms (mPSS Total) 12.4 0.37 0.23 <0.001*
Depression symptoms (BDI Total) 14.4 0.35 0.29 <0.001*