Table 2.
Means (SD) or N (%) for study variables and results of pairwise comparisons between individuals
| No food addiction (n=166) |
Food addiction (n=12) |
z-score | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 44.2 (11.3) | 46.1 (10.6) | −0.45 | 0.65 |
| Weight (kg) | 114.2 (21.0) | 118.6 (15.1) | −1.45 | 0.15 |
| BMI | 40.9 (5.9) | 42.6 (5.8) | −1.28 | 0.20 |
| Female | 145 (87.3) | 12 (100) | 0.37 | |
| Race- | ||||
| Black | 118 (71.1) | 8 (66.7) | 0.61 | |
| White | 37 (22.3) | 4 (33.3) | ||
| Comorbidities | 1.9 (1.7) | 1.7 (1.4) | −0.34 | 0.73 |
| SF-36- | ||||
| Physical component | 47.2 (8.6) | 38.6 (7.9) | −3.26 | 0.001 |
| Mental component | 51.3 (9.2) | 44.7 (12.1) | −2.01 | 0.045 |
| Physical function | 47.4 (9.6) | 37.1 (10.5) | −3.08 | 0.002 |
| Role physical | 49.6 (9.8) | 38.2 (12.8) | −3.08 | 0.002 |
| Body pain | 49.6 (9.7) | 41.3 (10.6) | −2.44 | 0.02 |
| General health | 47.9 (9.0) | 44.5 (10.3) | −1.24 | 0.22 |
| Vitality | 48.9 (9.4) | 41.9 (9.8) | −2.22 | 0.03 |
| Social functioning | 49.5 (10.1) | 38.2 (10.2) | −3.36 | 0.001 |
| Role emotional | 49.3 (10.6) | 43.1 (13.0) | −1.85 | 0.06 |
| Mental health | 52.9 (8.3) | 44.8 (10.1) | −2.66 | 0.01 |
| IWQOL- | ||||
| Total | 69.8 (17.9) | 44.4 (20.4) | −3.80 | <0.001 |
| Physical functioning | 66.2 (21.6) | 42.4 (18.5) | −3.42 | 0.001 |
| Self-esteem | 58.7 (25.7) | 32.1 (26.1) | −3.06 | 0.002 |
| Sex | 73.0 (27.5) | 44.8 (43.7) | −2.24 | 0.03 |
| Public distress | 79.6 (24.1) | 57.5 (30.5) | −2.28 | 0.02 |
| Work | 83.0 (20.3) | 54.2 (27.7) | −3.59 | <0.001 |
| PHQ-9 | 4.4 (4.6) | 9.2 (5.2) | −3.16 | 0.002 |
Note. SF-36=Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey; IWQOL=Impact of Weight on Quality of Life-Lite; PHQ-9=Patient Health Questionnaire.