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Published in final edited form as: Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 Dec 3;46(3):630–636. doi: 10.1038/s41366-021-00989-x

Table 4.

Associations between ‘eating in the absence of hunger’ endorsement and categorical variablesa

Categorical variables Baseline 12 months OR (95% CI)
N = 330
Sex
 Male 85 (46.4) 42 (23.0) 1.02 (0.69, 1.51)
 Female 69 (46.9) 32 (21.8) 1.00 [ref]
Baseline BMI category
 Obesity 68 (45.3) 34 (22.7) 1.09 (0.67, 1.77)
 Severe Obesity 48 (50.5) 23 (24.2) 1.28 (0.75, 2.18)
 Overweight 38 (44.7) 17 (20.0) 1.00 [ref]
Engagement
 Attended at least 1 session 124 (51.9) 52 (21.8) 0.38 (0.17, 0.82)
 Did not attend any session 30 (33.0) 22 (24.2) 1.00 [ref]
Attendance adherence
 Greater than 5 visits 58 (47.9) 31 (25.6) 1.18 (0.79, 1.77)
 Less than 5 visits 96 (45.9) 43 (20.6) 1.00 [ref]
Education level c
 Some high school or less 63 (44.4) 36 (25.4) 1.02 (0.69, 1.51)
 High school graduate or more 90 (48.4) 38 (20.4) 1.00 [ref]
Annual income d
 $20,000 or less 85 (46.7) 44 (24.2) 1.02 (0.62, 1.67)
 More than $20,000 39 (50.6) 15 (19.5) 1.00 [ref]
Parental Stress
 Yes 58 (57.4) 27 (26.7) 1.69 (1.11, 2.56)
 No 96 (41.9) 47 (20.5) 1.00 [ref]
Parental Depression
 Yes 57 (49.1) 28 (24.1) 1.17 (0.78, 1.76)
 No 97 (45.3) 46 (21.5) 1.00 [ref]
Housing Insecurity
 Yes 53 (55.8) 27 (28.4) 1.67 (1.09, 2.55)
 No 101 (43.0) 47 (20.0) 1.00 [ref]
Food Insecurity
 Yes 88 (54.0) 47 (28.8) 1.95 (1.32, 2.89)
 No 66 (39.5) 27 (16.2) 1.00 [ref]
Family food assistance enrollment
WIC
 Yes 33 (38.8) 18 (21.2) 0.74 (0.47, 1.16)
 No 121 (49.4) 56 (22.9) 1.00 [ref]
SNAP
 Yes 106 (47.7) 54 (24.3) 1.25 (0.82, 1.91)
 No 48 (44.4) 20 (18.5) 1.00 [ref]
Free/reduced meals at school
 Yes 133 (46.2) 65 (22.6) 0.94 (0.52, 1.67)
 No 21 (50.0) 9 (21.4) 1.00 [ref]
a

Data are presented as (N(%)). The percentages are row percent.

b

Data analyzed by longitudinal logistic regression.

c

Bolded values indicate significant odds ratios (OR).