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Table 3 Eating when not hungry

From: Long-term psychiatric inpatients’ perspectives on weight gain, body satisfaction, diet and physical activity: a mixed methods study

Questions

Yes (%)

Male

Yes (%)

Female

Yes (%)

Significant difference between male and female

Do you have the urge to eat even when you’re not hungry?

19 (45)

14 (45)

5 (45)

ns

Do you find it hard to stop eating even when you are full?

16 (38)

11 (35)

5 (45)

ns

Do you realise that you have eaten more than you intended to?

32 (76)

24 (77)

8 (73)

ns

Do you eat more if there is food around?

28 (67)

19 (61)

9 (82)

ns

Do you eat when you are emotionally stressed, upset, worried, tense or bored?

18 (43)

10 (32)

8 (72)

χ2 = 5.4, df 1 p = 0.03