Table 2.
Characteristics of participants and correlation of demographic information, BMI, and FCQ-T-r scale score with symptoms and diagnoses of food addiction (YFAS 2)
| Total participants (330) | Participants with food addiction | Participants without food addiction | Statistical test | p | Effect size (d) | rsymptoms | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 33.3±10.3 | 31±10.5 | 33.4±10.3 | t=0.99 | 0.3 | 0.23 | -0.16 | 0.003 |
| Gender | χ2=1.5 | 0.2 | ||||||
| Female | 215 (65.2) | 17 (77.3) | 198 (64.3) | |||||
| Male | 115 (34.8) | 5 (22.7) | 110 (35.7) | χ2=0.75 | 0.4 | |||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Married | 194 (58.8) | 11 (50) | 183 (59.4) | |||||
| Single | 136 (41.2) | 11 (50) | 125 (40.6) | χ2=2.34 | 0.135 | |||
| Education | ||||||||
| High school diploma or lower | 77 (23.3) | 8 (36.4) | 69 (22.4) | |||||
| More than diploma | 253(76.7) | 14 (63.6) | 239 (77.6) | |||||
| BMI | 24.2 (4.4) | 27.4 (7.4) | 24 (4) | t=2.15 | 0.04 | 0.65 | 0.18 | 0.001 |
| Food Cravings Questionnaire Trait (FCQ-T-r) | 30.2±13.6 | 50.1±17.6 | 28.8±12.1 | t=5.6 | <0.001 | 1.4 | 0.54 | <0.001 |
| Prevalence of food addiction | 22 (6.7) | |||||||
| Mild food addiction | 9 (2.7) | |||||||
| Moderate food addiction | 4 (1.2) | |||||||
| Sever food addiction | 9 (2.7) | |||||||
| Number of food addiction symptoms | 0.9±1.8 | 4.9±2.8 | 0.6±1.3 | t=7 | <0.001 | 1.88 |
BMI: Body Mass Index, FCQ-T-r: Food Cravings Questionnaire Trait-reduce