Prevalence of negative emotional eating and its associated psychosocial factors among urban Chinese undergraduates in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Body mass index, health perceptions and life satisfaction scores by negative emotional eating status for males (n = 201)

			Mean (SD)	P-value
Males	Individuals with negative EE (n = 9)	Body Mass Index	24.0 (2.5)	0.024
	Individuals without negative EE (n = 192)	Body Mass Index	21.9 (2.4)
	Individuals with negative EE (n = 9)	Perceived health score	3.00 (0.9)	0.001
	Individuals without negative EE (n = 192)	Perceived health score	3.89 (0.6)
	Individuals with negative EE (n = 9)	Life satisfaction score	3.00 (0.9)	0.013
	Individuals without negative EE (n = 192)	Life satisfaction score	3.65 (0.6)

Individuals with negative EE (Mean DEBQ score > 3.25) versus Normal negative EE score (Mean DEBQ score ≤ 3.25); higher self-perceived health scores and life satisfaction scores indicate higher levels of health and life satisfaction; p-value assessed with Mann-Whitney U Test

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