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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Appetite. 2020 Sep 5;156:104857. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2020.104857

Table 3.

Multivariable logistic regression modelsa assessing obesity, measured by body mass index BMI, percent body fat and central obesity related to eating behavior dimensions based on the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ-R18), stratified by sex.

Men (n=280) Women (n=275)

Obesity by Body Mass Indexb Obesity by Percent Body Fatc Central Obesityd Obesity by Body Mass Indexb Obesity by Percent Body Fatc Central Obesityd

Dimension OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value

Cognitive Restraint 2.95 (1.67, 5.22) <0.001 3.41 (1.76, 6.61) <0.001 2.62 (1.56, 4.42) <0.001 1.61 (1.04, 2.50) 0.033 2.54 (1.50, 4.30) <0.001 1.73 (1.15, 2.61) 0.009
Uncontrolled Eating 1.02 (0.62, 1.69) 0.943 0.80 (0.48, 1.34) 0.639 1.05 (0.66, 1.66) 0.844 0.93 (0.47, 1.14) 0.265 0.96 (0.62, 1.49) 0.853 1.06 (0.72, 1.56) 0.754
Emotional Eating 1.48 (0.97, 2.27) 0.070 1.73 (1.03, 2.89) 0.038 1.55 (1.04, 2.31) 0.030 1.44 (1.02, 2.04) 0.040 1.91 (1.26, 2.88) 0.002 1.60 (1.15, 2.22) 0.005
a

Models adjusted for age and education, stratified by sex.

b

Defined as body mass index ≥30 kg/m2.

c

Defined as percent body fat >24% in men and >37% in women. Source: Sport Nutrition, Second Edition, by Asker Jeukendrup, PhD, and Michael Gleeson, PhD.

d

Defined as waist circumference ≥90 cm in men and ≥80 cm in women.

BMI: Body mass index

OR: Odds ratio

CI: Confidence Interval

TFEQ-R18: Three Factor Eating Questionnaire