Table 6A.
Criterion-referenced/-related validity analyses. Comparison of BMI values according to appetite questionnaire score.
| CNAQ-J |
SNAQ-Ja |
SNAQ-JEb |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | |
| Lower-score groupc | 233 | 21.6 | 3.4 | 222 | 21.7 | 3.6 | 267 | 21.6 | 3.6 |
| Higher-score groupd | 414 | 22.3 | 3.8 | 425 | 22.2 | 3.7 | 380 | 22.3 | 3.7 |
| pe | 0.009 | 0.063 | 0.008 | ||||||
CNAQ-J, Council on Nutrition Appetite Questionnaire; SD, standard deviation; SNAQ-J, Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire; SNAQ-JE, Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire for Japanese Elderly.
a
Including items #1, #2, #4, and #6 of CNAQ-J.
b
Including items #1, #2, #4, and #8 of CNAQ-J.
c
The score of CNAQ ≦ 28, SNAQ and SNAQ-JE ≦ 14.
d
The score of CNAQ ≧ 29, SNAQ and SNAQ-JE ≧ 15.
e
Using t-test.