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Table 1 Sample characteristics (Mean ± SEM)

From: Factor structure of the Night Eating Diagnostic Questionnaire (NEDQ) and an evaluation of the diagnostic criteria of the night eating syndrome

 

Student

Community

Statistic

p

N

254

468

  
 

Mean ± SEM

t (df)

 

Age/years

18.7 ± 0.1

42.9 ± 0.6

−27.9 (715)

<.001

BMI

24.5 ± 0.3

28.0 ± 0.3

−7.7 (711)

<.001

SDS

37.8 ± 0.6

40.8 ± 0.5

−3.9 (720)

<.001

PSQI

6.5 ± 0.2

7.3 ± 0.2

−2.8 (718)

0.006

YFAS

1.9 ± 0.1

2.2 ± 0.1

−2.4 (720)

0.017

 

%

χ2(df)

 

Sex (Women)

63.1

55.8

  

BMI group

  

61.5 (3)

<.001

 Obese

9.8

32.2

  

 Overweight

26.0

30.9

  

 Normal

60.2

34.4

  

 Underweight

3.9

2.4

  

NEDQ

  

13.6 (3)

0.003

 None

79.5

73.9

  

 Mild

11.8

9.4

  

 Moderate

6.3

7.3

  

 Full

2.4

9.4

  
  1. BMI Body mass index, SDS Self-report Depression Scale, PSQI Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, YFAS Yale Food Addiction Scale, NEDQ Night Eating Diagnostic Questionnaire, df degrees of freedom