Table 1.
Means and standard deviations for participant characteristic data, by Appetite/Weight Change groups and Sex (total N = 140; MDD and control participants).
| Appetite/Weight Change | Sex | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | MDD Decreased | MDD Unchanged | MDD Increased | Control | Sig.a | Effect Size | Male | Female | Sig | Effect Size | ||
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | p | ηp2/ω2 | M (SD) | M (SD) | p | ηp2/ω2 | |||
| N | 30 | 7 | 43 | 60 | – | – | 60 | 80 | – | – | ||
| Biometrics | Age | 24 (4) | 27 (7) | 27 (9) | 25 (7) | .410 | .013 | 26 (5) | 25 (8) | .790 | .001 | |
| BMI | 23.5 (5.1) | 27.1 (3.4) | 28.8 (5.9)* | 25.1 (5.3) | .001a | .090b | 25.7 (4.3) | 26.2 (6.7) | .556a | .001b | ||
| Waist | 85 (14) | 93 (8) | 96 (16)* | 86 (12) | .002a | .073b | 91 (12) | 88 (13) | .157a | .007b | ||
| DASS | Depression | 25.2 (8.2)* | 17.1 (9.6) | 25.9 (9.6)* | 2.8 (9.6) | <.001a | .729b | 15.5 (12.9) | 15.4 (13.5) | .956a | .001b | |
| DEBQ | Emotional | 2.2 (0.9) | 2.2 (0.9) | 3.6 (0.9)* | 2.0 (0.7) | <.001 | .419 | 2.2 (1.0) | 2.8 (1.1)* | <.001 | .104 | |
| Restrained | 2.4 (1.1)* | 2.7 (1.1) | 2.6 (0.9)* | 1.9 (0.8) | .002 | .087 | 2.0 (0.9) | 2.5 (1.0)* | .008 | .051 | ||
| External | 3.0 (0.7) | 3.1 (0.4) | 3.4 (0.6)* | 3.0 (0.7) | .006 | .074 | 3.1 (0.7) | 3.1 (0.7) | .556 | .003 | ||
| YFAS | Severity | 40.3 (29.4) | 51.2 (28.6) | 85.6 (46.4)* | 25.8 (23.0) | <.001a | .300b | 41.1 (34.2) | 54.2 (46.3) | .056a | .019b | |
Note: MDD = Major Depressive Disorder; BMI = Body Mass Index; DASS = Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale; DEBQ = Dutch Eating Behaviours Questionnaire; YFAS = Yale Food Addiction Scale. *Indicates a significant difference compared to the other condition(s).
a Indicates significance for MDD Decreased/Unchanged combined (n = 37) compared to MDD Increased (n = 43) and controls (n = 60).
a Indicates significance for Welch's ANOVA.
b Indicates ω2 values.