Table 4.
Food Type Preferences and Loss of Control Eating According Stress Status and Sex
| Food Type Preference When Stressed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male n (%) | Female n (%) | ||||||
| Meal-Type | Snack-Type | Total | Meal-Type | Snack-Type | Total | ||
| Food type preference when not stressed | Snack-type | 66 (33.0) | 25 (12.5) | 91 (35.5) | 4 (2.0) | 91 (45.3) | 95 (47.5) |
| Meal-type | 93 (46.5) | 16 (8.0) | 109 (54.5) | 40 (20.0) | 65 (32.7) | 105 (52.5) | |
| Total | 159 (79.5) | 41 (20.5) | 200 | 44 (22.0) | 156 (78.0) | 200 | |
| McNemar test | χ2 = 38.04; p < 0.001 | χ2 = 19.85; p < 0.001 | |||||
| Food Preparation Preference When Stressed | |||||||
| Male | Female | ||||||
| Homemade | Take-Out | Total | Homemade | Take-Out | Total | ||
| Food preparation preference when not stressed | Homemade | 31 (15.5) | 72 (36) | 103 (51.5) | 132 (66.0) | 34 (17.0) | 166 (83.0) |
| Take-out | 24 (12.0) | 73 (36.5) | 97 (48.5) | 12 (6.0) | 22 (11.0) | 34 (17.0) | |
| Total | 55 (27.5) | 145 (72.5) | 200 | 144 (72.0) | 56 (28.0) | 200 | |
| McNemar test | χ2 = 24; p < 0.001 | χ2 = 13.44; p < 0.001 | |||||
| Loss of Control Eating When Stressed | |||||||
| Male | Female | ||||||
| Yes | No | Total | Yes | No | Total | ||
| Loss of control eating when not stressed | Yes | 14 (7.0) | 31 (15.5) | 45 (22.5) | 35 (25.7) | 16 (25.0) | 51 (35.5) |
| No | 84 (42.0) | 71 (35.5) | 155 (77.5) | 101 (74.2) | 48 (75.0) | 149 (64.5) | |
| Total | 98 (49.0) | 102 (51.0) | 200 | 136 (68.0) | 64 (32.0) | 200 | |
| McNemar test | χ2 = 24.42; p < 0.001 | χ2 = 26.91; p < 0.001 | |||||