Table 3.
Partial correlations between anxiety and emotional eating controlling for age, BMI, and family SES
| Variables | Non-abdominal Obesity | Abdominal Obesity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trait Anxiety | State Anxiety | Trait Anxiety | State Anxiety | Trait Anxiety | State Anxiety | |
| Depression Eating | .23*** | .14* | .07 | −.01 | .58*** | .51*** |
| Anxiety Eating | .16* | .12† | .13 | .07 | .33* | .27† |
| Anger/Hostility Eating | .23** | .14* | .19* | .12 | .23† | .13 |
| Positive emotion Eating | .02 | .00 | .08 | .06 | −.20 | −.15 |
Note. Non- abdominal Obesity (n = 168, abdomen circumference ≤ 85 cm); Abdominal Obesity (n = 56, abdomen circumference ≥ 85 cm). † p < .10. *p < .05. **p < .01.***p < .001