Table 4 Correlation between emotional eating scale and perceived stress scale, sex, BMI and weight
Perceived stress scale | Emotional eating score | p | r | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A very healthy relationship with food | Moderate emotional eating | High emotional eating | |||
Low stress | 30(15.2%) | 32(11.1%) | 3(3.1%) | Â | Â |
Moderate stress | 152(77.2%) | 235(81.9%) | 82(85.4%) | 0.001* | 0.13 |
High stress | 15(7.6%) | 20(7%) | 11(11.5%) | Â | Â |
Sex: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 109(55.3%) | 171(59.6%) | 62(64.6%) | 0.1 | 0.06 |
Female | 88(44.7%) | 116(40.4%) | 34(35.4%) | Â | Â |
BMI | 26 ± 3.9 | 25.8 ± 3.7 | 26.8 ± 4.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Weight | 75.4 ± 13.7 | 76.8 ± 12.6 | 79.9 ± 13.7 | 0.007* | 0.11 |