Table 2:

Descriptive statistics of predictors and outcomes and differences by sex (n=89)

Variable	Female n=45)	Male (n=44)	Sig. Test (T-value, p)
BMI (kg/m²)	24.5 (3.41)	24.9 (2.87)	−0.58, 0.56
N-Back Accuracy (%)	87.3 (10.1)	90.6 (6.18)	−1.90, 0.062
Emotional Eating	2.28 (0.615)	1.94 (0.694)	2.44, 0.017^*
Dietary Restraint	2.36 (0.808)	2.12 (0.673)	1.52, 0.14
External Eating	3.08 (0.643)	2.98 (0.621)	0.78, 0.44
BAS	2.98 (0.365)	3.15 (0.378)	−2.07, 0.04^*
BIS	3.12 (0.375)	2.80 (0.469)	3.54, 0.0007^**
SRQ	26.4 (6.52)	30.2 (6.82)	−2.66, 0.009^**
SPQ	29.4 (7.06)	25.5 (7.64)	2.46, 0.016^*
Overall Accuracy (%)	50.3 (6.17)	51.9 (8.41)	−1.01,0.32
Sensitivity to Reward (%)	50.4 (9.82)	51.5 (11.5)	−.049, 0.63
Sensitivity to Punishment (%)	50.2 (8.68)	52.3 (10.5)	−1.01,0.32

p < 0.05

^**

p < 0.01

Values are mean (SD). Welch’s T-test used to assess significant differences by sex. BMI = Body Mass Index, BIS = behavioral inhibition scale, BAS = behavioral activation scale, SPQ = sensitivity to punishment questionnaire, SRQ = sensitivity to reward questionnaire