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. 2021 Nov 17;13(11):4115. doi: 10.3390/nu13114115

Table 5.

Correlation between “food addiction” and age range, place of residence, professional situation, physical activity and weight change.

Descriptive Statistics
Age range χ 2 df p Min Maks Me
“Food addiction” up to 25 years 14.83 2 0.001 1.00 11.00 3.00
26–35 years old 1.00 11.00 4.00
over 35 years old 1.00 11.00 4.00
Place of residence χ 2 df p Min Maks Me
“Food addiction” village 14.06 3 0.003 1.00 11.00 3.00
city up to 50.000 1.00 11.00 3.00
city 50–250 thousand 1.00 11.00 4.00
a city with over 250.000 1.00 11.00 5.00
Professional situation χ 2 df p Min Maks Me
“Food addiction” no change 17.18 3 0.001 1.00 11.00 4.00
remote system 1.00 11.00 3.00
loss/change/reduction 1.00 11.00 5.50
the remaining 1.00 11.00 4.00
Physical activity χ 2 df p Min Maks Me
“Food addiction” has increased 55.73 2 <0.001 1.00 11.00 3.00
has not changed 1.00 11.00 2.00
decreased 1.00 11.00 5.00
Weight change χ 2 df p Min Maks Me
“Food addiction” has increased 152.96 2 <0.001 1.00 11.00 7.00
has not changed 1.00 11.00 2.00
decreased 1.00 11.00 3.00
Education χ 2 df p Min Maks Me
“Food addiction” medium or lower 121,627.50 0.060 1.00 11.00 3.00
higher 1.00 11.00 4.00

χ2—test statistic; df—degrees of freedom; p—statistical significance; Min—minimum score; Maks—maximum score; Me—median.