Table 4 The communality value, the average and the standard deviation of each item of DEPS-R item statistics for total scale
Item-total r | Mean | Standard deviation | |
|---|---|---|---|
D 1 (Losing weight is an important goal to me) | 0,68 | 2.21 | 1.809 |
D 2 (I skip meals and/or snacks) | 0.26 | 1.22 | 1.256 |
D 3 (Other people have told me that my eating is out of control) | 0.63 | 1.09 | 1.361 |
D 4 (When I overeat. I don’t take enough insulin to cover the food) | 0.45 | 1.01 | 1.168 |
D 5 (I eat more when I am alone than when I am with others) | 0.54 | 0.88 | 1.286 |
D 6 (I feel that it’s difficult to lose weight and control my diabetes at the same time) | 0.6 | 1.55 | 1.652 |
D 7 (I avoid checking my blood sugar when I feel like it is out of range) | 0.58 | 0.71 | 1.17 |
D 8 (I make myself vomit) | 0.58 | 0.04 | 0.246 |
D 9 (I try to keep my blood sugar high so that I will lose weight) | 0.44 | 0.12 | 0.494 |
D 10 (I try to eat to the point of spilling ketones in my urine) | 0.62 | 0.03 | 0.205 |
D 11 (I feel fat when I take all of my insulin) | 0.59 | 0.33 | 0.945 |
D 12 (Other people tell me to take better care of my diabetes) | 0.54 | 1.85 | 1.607 |
D 13 (After I overeat. I skip my next insulin dose) | 0.58 | 0.12 | 0.416 |
D 14 (I feel that my eating is out of control) | 0.67 | 1.04 | 1.3 |
D 15 (I alternate between eating very little and eating huge amounts) | 0.53 | 0.9 | 1.116 |
D 16 (I would rather be thin than to have good control of my diabetes) | 0.56 | 0.46 | 1.105 |