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. 2021 Jun 1;21:257. doi: 10.1186/s12887-021-02728-7

Table 2.

Factor analysis of the Dutch Restrained Eating Scale items

Variable Factor 1 h2 communalities
7. Do you deliberately eat less in order not to become heavier? 0.869 0.756
8. How often do you try not to eat between meals because you are watching your weight? 0.841 0.707
10. Do you take into account your weight with what you eat? 0.812 0.659
9. How often in the evenings do you try not to eat because you are watching your weight? 0.812 0.659
6. When you have eaten too much, do you eat less than usual the following day? 0.810 0.657
3. How often do you refuse food or drink offered because you are concerned about your weight? 0.796 0.634
1. When you have put on weight, do you eat less than you usually do? 0.762 0.581
2. Do you try to eat less at meal times than you would like to eat? 0.713 0.509
5. Do you deliberately eat foods that are slimming? 0.691 0.477
4. Do you think that on the market there is also unhealthy food? 0.572 0.328