Table 1.
Summary of Study Demographics and Clinical Behavioral Measures.
| Food addiction (YFAS Diagnostic Score: ≥ 3, and clinical impairment and distress) | No food addiction (YFAS Diagnostic Score: < 3, and low clinical impairment and distress) | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measurement | Females (N = 30) | Males (N = 10) | Total (N = 40) | Females (N = 73) | Males (N = 37) | Total (N = 110) | ||||||||||||
| Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | N | |
| Age | 31.10 | 10.73 | 30 | 28.20 | 6.29 | 10 | 30.35 | 9.82 | 40 | 33.25 | 9.81 | 72 | 33.51 | 12.38 | 37 | 33.34 | 10.69 | 110 |
| BMI | 31.40 | 5.13 | 30 | 30.11 | 2.35 | 10 | 31.08 | 4.60 | 40 | 31.78 | 4.46 | 73 | 31.36 | 4.95 | 37 | 31.64 | 4.61 | 110 |
| Yale Food Addiction Survey (YFAS) | ||||||||||||||||||
| YFAS withdrawal | 0.73 | 0.94 | 30 | 0.90 | 1.29 | 10 | 0.78 | 1.03 | 40 | 0.05 | 0.23 | 73 | 0.08 | 0.28 | 37 | 0.06 | 0.25 | 110 |
| YFAS tolerance | 0.72 | 0.80 | 29 | 0.14 | 0.92 | 10 | 0.74 | 0.82 | 39 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 71 | 0.06 | 0.33 | 36 | 0.04 | 0.24 | 107 |
| YFAS continued use | 0.73 | 0.45 | 30 | 0.60 | 0.52 | 10 | 0.70 | 0.46 | 40 | 0.08 | 0.28 | 73 | 0.03 | 0.16 | 37 | 0.06 | 0.25 | 110 |
| YFAS given up | 0.63 | 1.16 | 30 | 1.30 | 1.25 | 10 | 0.80 | 1.20 | 40 | 0.04 | 0.26 | 72 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 37 | 0.03 | 0.21 | 109 |
| YFAS time spent | 1.00 | 0.91 | 30 | 0.90 | 0.88 | 10 | 0.98 | 0.89 | 40 | 0.05 | 0.23 | 73 | 0.03 | 0.16 | 37 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 110 |
| YFAS loss of control | 0.40 | 0.77 | 30 | 0.80 | 0.92 | 10 | 0.50 | 0.82 | 40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 72 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 37 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 109 |
| YFAS unsuccessful cut down | 2.30 | 0.79 | 30 | 1.90 | 0.99 | 10 | 2.20 | 0.85 | 40 | 1.43 | 0.74 | 68 | 1.5 | 0.98 | 32 | 1.45 | 0.82 | 100 |
| YFAS clinical significant impairment | 0.40 | 0.72 | 30 | 0.70 | 0.82 | 10 | 0.48 | 0.75 | 40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 37 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 110 |
| YFAS symptom count | 4.03 | 1.40 | 30 | 4.30 | 1.42 | 10 | 4.10 | 1.39 | 40 | 1.11 | 0.59 | 73 | 0.97 | 0.55 | 37 | 1.06 | 0.58 | 110 |
| General Food Craving Questionnaire (GFCQT) | ||||||||||||||||||
| GFCQT trigger | 3.78 | 1.09 | 27 | 4.20 | 0.84 | 5 | 3.84 | 1.05 | 32 | 2.37 | 1.29 | 46 | 2.11 | 1.13 | 18 | 2.30 | 1.24 | 64 |
| GFCQT control | 16.60 | 5.32 | 27 | 17.6 | 1.52 | 5 | 16.75 | 4.91 | 32 | 9.89 | 4.64 | 45 | 8.72 | 3.97 | 18 | 9.56 | 4.45 | 63 |
| GFCQT intentions | 7.04 | 1.99 | 26 | 7.40 | 1.14 | 5 | 7.10 | 1.87 | 31 | 4.73 | 2.45 | 45 | 3.83 | 2.36 | 18 | 4.48 | 2.44 | 63 |
| GFCQT preoccupation | 15.20 | 5.42 | 27 | 16.40 | 3.72 | 5 | 15.41 | 5.16 | 32 | 8.74 | 4.09 | 46 | 7.00 | 3.11 | 18 | 8.25 | 3.89 | 64 |
| GFCQT emotions | 6.70 | 2.22 | 27 | 7.80 | 1.30 | 5 | 6.88 | 2.12 | 32 | 4.04 | 1.86 | 46 | 3.28 | 1.84 | 18 | 3.83 | 1.87 | 64 |
| GFCQT total | 49.50 | 15.36 | 26 | 53.40 | 5.94 | 5 | 50.10 | 14.27 | 31 | 29.93 | 12.92 | 45 | 24.94 | 11.34 | 18 | 28.51 | 12.61 | 63 |
| Hospital Anxiety/Depression Scale (HAD) | ||||||||||||||||||
| HAD anxiety | 6.26 | 4.37 | 23 | 5.40 | 3.03 | 10 | 6,00 | 3.98 | 33 | 4.39 | 3.55 | 72 | 3.76 | 3.08 | 37 | 4.17 | 3.39 | 109 |
| HAD depression | 3.17 | 3.27 | 23 | 3.70 | 3.30 | 10 | 3.33 | 3.24 | 33 | 1.97 | 2.34 | 72 | 1.62 | 1.74 | 37 | 1.85 | 2.15 | 109 |
Demonstrates study demographics and clinical behavioral measures for individuals with and without food addiction.
BMI, Body Mass Index; GFCQT, General Food Cravings Questionnaire – Trait; HAD, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; YFAS, Yale Food Addiction Scale; sd, standard deviation; p-value significant < .05.