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Table 2 SCOFF questionnaire answers

From: Prevalence of probable eating disorders and associated risk factors in children and adolescents aged 5–16 years in Al Ain City, United Arab Emirates: observational case–control study

SCOFF questions

Normal

Obese

Total

1-Do you make yourself sick because you feel uncomfortable?

Answers

No

284 (99%)

240 (91%)

524

Yes

4 (1%)

23 (8%)

27

 

Total

288

263

551

2-Do you worry you have lost control over how much you eat?

Answers

No

266 (91%)

163 (62%)

429

Yes

22 (8%)

100 (38%)

122

 

Total

288

263

551

3-Have you recently lost more than 6.35 kg in the month?

Answers

No

286 (99%)

257 (97%)

543

Yes

2 (< 1%)

6 (2%)

8

 

Total

288

263

551

4-Do you believe yourself to be fat when others say you are thin?

Answers

No

264 (91%)

116 (44%)

380

Yes

24 (8%)

147 (55%)

171

 

Total

288

263

551

5-Would you say food dominates your life?

Answers

No

261 (90%)

154 (57%)

415

Yes

27 (9%)

109 (41%)

136

 

Total

288

263

551