Table 4.
Differences in Night-Eating Questionnaire (NEQ) total and subscales scores among patients without and with different mood disorders
| w/o MD (N = 66) | MDD (N = 15) | CYC (N = 14) | BD (N = 26) | Χ2 | p | Post hoc contrasts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||||
| NEQ total score | 9.30 ± 4.75 | 10.00 ± 4.69 | 10.00 ± 2.91 | 13.88 ± 7.07 | 9.89 | 0.020 | BD > w/o MD |
| NEQ morning anorexia | 1.67 ± 0.95 | 1.67 ± 1.11 | 2.21 ± 0.97 | 1.65 ± 0.8 | 4.78 | 0.189 | – |
| NEQ evening hyperphagia | 3.65 ± 1.59 | 3.80 ± 1.66 | 3.86 ± 1.1 | 3.81 ± 1.77 | 0.47 | 0.926 | – |
| NEQ mood/sleep | 2.48 ± 2.03 | 3.33 ± 2.77 | 3.36 ± 2.62 | 4.15 ± 2.52 | 8.93 | 0.030 | BD > w/o MD |
| NEQ nocturnal ingestions | 0.61 ± 2.14 | 0.33 ± 1.29 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 3.5 ± 5.59 | 16.13 | 0.001 | BD > w/o MD, MDD, CYC |
Kruskal–Wallis’ Χ2 are reported. Post hoc contrasts are based on Dunn test with Benjamini–Hochberg correction. p < 0.05 are shown in bold. Abbreviations: w/o MD without mood disorders, MDD major depressive disorder, CYC cyclothymia or other specified bipolar disorders, BD bipolar disorder type 1 or 2