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Table 2 Bivariate analysis between emotional eating (EUE and EOE) and categorical covariates

From: Is emotional eating associated with behavioral traits and Mediterranean diet in children? A cross-sectional study

Risk factors

Emotional undereating (Yes 3rd tertile) N = 52

p-value

χ2 test

Emotional overeating (Yes 3rd tertile)

N = 56

p-value

χ2 test

Sex, % (n)

 Male

25.8% (25)

0.30

28.9% (28)

0.62

 Female

33.3% (27)

34.6% (28)

Age, % (n)

 8 years old

30.0% (39)

0.77

26.2% (34)

0.05

 9 years old

27.1% (13)

45.8% (22)

BMI, % (n)

 Underweight/normal-weight

32.3% (41)

0.05

29.9% (38)

0.90

 Overweight/obese

20.0% (10)

34.0% (17)

Siblings, % (n)

 None

26.0% (13)

0.61

30.0% (15)

0.86

 1 or more

30.5% (39)

32.0% (41)

Adherence to the MD, % (n)

 Poor-to-moderate

34.1% (43)

0.06

34.1% (43)

0.08

 Good

16.2% (6)

21.6% (8)

Health consciousness, % (n)

 First and second tertile

29.6% (37)

1

32.0% (40)

1

 Third tertile (high)

28.3% (15)

30.2% (16)

Citizenship, % (n)

 Italian

29.2% (45)

0.30

34.4% (53)

0.02

 Other

26.1% (6)

8.7% (2)

Marital status, % (n)

 Married/cohabiting

30.0% (48)

0.71

29.4% (47)

0.02

 Single/separated/divorced/widow

22.2% (4)

50.0% (9)

Education level, % (n)

 Middle school or less

14.3% (4)

0.22

21.4% (6)

0.30

 High-school diploma

33.3% (26)

37.2% (29)

 University degree

30.6% (22)

29.2% (21)

Disposable income, % (n)

 Some/great difficulty

32.1% (18)

0.91

33.3% (18)

0.89

 Quite easily

28.8% (23)

35.0% (28)

 Very easily

29.4% (10)

30.3% (10)

  1. Percentages (%), numbers (n), p-values