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Table 2 Distribution of the results obtained by means of applied measurement instruments

From: Preliminary assessment of the degree of food addiction through the Spanish Yale Food Addiction Scale for Children (S-YFAS-C) in a pilot pediatric population

 

Girl

(n = 21)

Boy

(n = 24)

Total

(n = 45)

P-value

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

S-YFAS-C

Quantification of symptoms

1.62 (1.77)

1.71 (1.12)

1.67 (1.45)

0.839

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Food addiction*

 Yes

4 (19)

5 (20.8)

9 (20)

 < 0.999

 No

17 (81)

19 (79.2)

36 (80)

 
 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

S-YFAS-C diagnostic criteria

1. The substance ingested in a large amount and for longer than expected

1 (4.8)

2 (8.3)

3 (6.7)

2. Chronic desire or repeated attempts to stop consuming it

5 (23.8)

6 (25)

11 (24.4)

3. Time to obtain and use of the substance or recovery of its effects

3 (14.3)

3 (12.5)

6 (13.3)

4. Social, occupational or recreational aspects that are abandoned or reduced due to the substance

12 (51.1)

16 (66.7)

28 (62.2)

5. Substance use despite knowledge of the adverse consequences (n = 42)

1 (5)

1 (4.5)

2 (4.8)

6. Tolerance (n = 43)

4 (20)

4 (17.4)

8 (18.6)

7. Characteristic abstinence symptoms. Substance consumption to relieve abstinence

8 (38.1)

9 (37.5)

17 (37.8)

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 

ChEAT

Score

11.76 (10.69)

13.83 (8.57)

12.87 (9.56)

0.475

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Existence of FDµ

 Yes

2 (9.5)

7 (29.2)

9 (20)

0.143

 No

19 (90.5)

17 (70.8)

36 (80)

 
 

Median (P25;P75)

 

CDRS

Perceived body image

4 (3; 5)

5 (4; 6)

4 (3.5; 5)

0.100

Desired body image

3 (2.5; 4)

5 (4; 5)

4 (3; 5)

0.001

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Distortion of body image

 Yes

5 (23.8)

4 (16.7)

9 (20)

0.713

 No

16 (76.2)

20 (83.3)

36 (80)

 
 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 

Difference between: perceived and desired body image

−1 (1.18)

−0.42 (1.10)

−0.69 (1.16)

0.094

  1. *Food addiction: existence of three or more symptoms on the S-YFAS-C scale
  2. µ Existence of food disorder: score ≥ 20 on the ChEAT scale
  3. Distortion of body image: difference ≥ 2 between perceived and desired image
  4. SD standard deviation, FD food disorder, S-YFAS-C Spanish Yale Food Addiction Scale for Children, ChEAT Children Eating Attitudes Test, CDRS Contour Drawing Rating Scale
  5. P-values in bold are significant values (P ≤ 0.05) or values with a tendency to statistical significance (0.05 < P ≤ 0.1)