Risk factors | Emotional undereating (Yes 3rd tertile) N = 52 | p-value χ2 test | Emotional overeating (Yes 3rd tertile) N = 56 | p-value χ2 test |
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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) |