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. 2020 Aug 4;28(6):836–846. doi: 10.1002/erv.2772

TABLE 3.

Associations of anthropometric/lifestyle factors with cognitive restraint, emotional and external eating and depression/anxiety symptoms in Greece (n = 839)

Restraint Emotional External PHQ‐9 GAD‐7
MedDiet score during 0.05 (0.01)* −0.10 (0.01)* −0.09 (0.01)* −0.37 (0.08)* −0.33 (0.08)*
BMI before lockdown (kg/m2) 0.003 (0.006) 0.06 (0.007)* 0.03 (0.005)* 0.13 (0.03)* 0.09 (0.03)*
Weight change during −0.02 (0.009)* 0.09 (0.009)* 0.05 (0.007)* 0.34 (0.05)* 0.17 (0.05)*
Restraint eating behaviour NA NA NA −0.26 (0.21) −0.09 (0.19)
Emotional eating behaviour NA NA NA 1.62 (0.17)* 1.20 (0.16)*
External eating behaviour NA NA NA 1.18 (0.23)* 0.94 (0.22)*
Work during 0.04 (0.03) 0.04 (0.04) 0.06 (0.03) −0.58 (0.20)* −0.53 (0.19)*
Smoking −0.08 (0.03)* −0.07 (0.04) −0.01 (0.03) 0.82 (0.20)* 0.77 (0.19)*
Sleep duration <6 hr −0.05 (0.04) 0.10 (0.05)* 0.0001 (0.03) 2.40 (0.22)* 1.70 (0.21)*
Physical activity during 0.07 (0.01)* −0.04 (0.01)* −0.04 (0.009)* −0.27 (0.06)* −0.23 (0.06)*
Perception of weight increase during −0.07 (0.03)* 0.27 (0.03)* 0.12 (0.02)* 1.18 (0.18)* 0.35 (0.17)*
Consume more pastries during −0.08 (0.03)* 0.34 (0.04)* 0.21 (0.03)* 1.55 (0.20)* 0.95 (0.19)*
Consume more alcohol during 0.11 (0.05)* 0.23 (0.06)* 0.22 (0.04)* 0.25 (0.30) 0.52 (0.28)
Meal plan has changed during 0.19 (0.04)* −0.10 (0.04)* 0.02 (0.03) −1.97 (0.23)* −0.14 (0.22)*
Follow same hours/number of meals during 0.09 (0.02)* 0.24 (0.03)* 0.18 (0.02)* 0.46 (0.14)* 0.33 (0.13)*
Do you feel hungrier during 0.06 (0.03) 0.43 (0.03)* 0.27 (0.02)* 1.47 (0.19)* 0.88 (0.18)*
Has food increase during 0.12 (0.04)* 0.41 (0.04)* 0.25 (0.03)* 1.45 (0.22)* 0.98 (0.20)*
Increased the number of binge eating between meals during −0.02 (0.04) 0.51 (0.04)* 0.31 (0.03)* 1.34 (0.24)* 0.67 (0.23)*
Increased craving/desire for food during 0.06 (0.02)* 0.28 (0.02)* 0.21 (0.02)* 0.88 (0.13)* 0.66 (0.12)*
Smoking increased during −0.03 (0.04) 0.10 (0.04)* 0.06 (0.03) 1.22 (0.22)* 1.14 (0.21)*
Increased amount of snacks between meals during −0.01 (0.02) 0.21 (0.02)* 0.09 (0.01)* 0.82 (0.01)* 0.36 (0.09)*
How is health compared to before 0.01 (0.02) 0.12 (0.02)* 0.07 (0.02)* 1.47 (0.13)* 1.30 (0.12)*
PHQ‐9 −0.007 (0.005) 0.06 (0.006)* 0.02 (0.004)* NA NA
GAD‐7 −0.003 (0.006) 0.05 (0.007)* 0.02 (0.005)* NA NA

Note: Values presented as beta estimates (standard error of the mean) and each regression was adjusted for age and sex.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; GAD‐7, general anxiety disorder‐7; MedDiet, mediterranean diet; PHQ‐9, patient health questionnaire‐9.

*

Significant after false discovery rate (Benjamini–Hochberg) correction.