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Table 4 Known-Groups Results for the Weekly DAILY EATS item and the EDI Composite Scores

From: Psychometric evaluation of the DAILY EATS questionnaire in individuals living with obesity

DAILY EATS Item/

Known-Group Results

Known-Groups ANOVA Results for DAILY EATS Scores at EOT a

STUDY 1 – Obesity Without Diabetes

STUDY 2– Obesity With T2DM

DAILY EATS Item 2. Worst Hunger

PGIS-Hunger

n

LS Mean (SE)

n

LS Mean (SE)

1 = No hunger

8

3.1 (0.56)

22

2.3 (0.36)

2 = Mild hunger

42

4.7 (0.24)

80

4.2 (0.19)

3 = Moderate hunger

35

6.0 (0.27)

38

5.6 (0.27)

4 = Severe hunger

5

8.4 (0.71)

2

7.9 (1.18)

ANOVA

 

LS Mean Difference (95% CI)

F/t

Adjusted P Value

 

LS Mean Difference (95% CI)

F/t

Adjusted P Value

Overall

 

16.10

<  0.0001

 

21.94

<  0.0001

1 vs. 2

 

−1.6 (−3.2 to 0.1)

−2.59

0.0651

 

− 2.0 (− 3.0 to −0.9)

−4.85

<  0.0001

1 vs. 3

 

−2.9 (− 4.6 to −1.2)

− 4.71

<  0.0001

 

−3.4 (−4.6 to −2.2)

−7.50

<  0.0001

1 vs. 4

 

−5.3 (− 7.7 to −2.9)

− 5.88

<  0.0001

 

— b

— b

— b

2 vs. 3

 

−1.3 (− 2.3 to −0.4)

− 3.69

0.0023

 

−1.4 (−2.3 to − 0.5)

−4.27

0.0002

2 vs. 4

 

−3.7 (−5.7 to −1.7)

−4.97

<  0.0001

 

— b

— b

— b

3 vs. 4

 

−2.4 (−4.4 to − 0.3)

−3.15

0.0135

 

— b

— b

— b

DAILY EATS Item 3. Appetite

PGIS-Appetite

n

LS Mean (SE)

n

LS Mean (SE)

1 = No appetite

2

1.9 (1.10)

10

1.9 (0.44)

2 = Small appetite

32

3.6 (0.27)

67

3.2 (0.17)

3 = Moderate appetite

52

5.7 (0.22)

59

5.4 (0.18)

4 = Very big appetite

4

8.5 (0.78)

6

7.0 (0.56)

ANOVA

 

LS Mean Difference (95% CI)

F/t

Adjusted P Value

 

LS Mean Difference (95% CI)

F/t

Adjusted P Value

Overall

 

21.51

<  0.0001

 

42.43

<  0.0001

1 vs. 2

 

— b

— b

— b

 

−1.3 (−2.6 to −0.1)

−2.82

0.0321

1 vs. 3

 

— b

— b

— b

 

−3.5 (−4.7 to − 2.2)

−7.33

<  0.0001

1 vs. 4

 

— b

— b

— b

 

−5.1 (−7.0 to − 3.2)

−7.13

<  0.0001

2 vs. 3

 

−2.1 (−3.0 to −1.1)

−5.98

<  0.0001

 

−2.1 (− 2.8 to − 1.5)

− 8.67

<  0.0001

2 vs. 4

 

— b

— b

— b

 

−3.8 (−5.3 to −2.2)

−6.39

<  0.0001

3 vs. 4

 

b

— b

— b

 

− 1.6 (−3.2 to − 0.0)

− 2.75

0.0404

DAILY EATS Item 4. Cravings

PGIS-Cravings

n

LS Mean (SE)

n

LS Mean (SE)

1 = No cravings

18

1.8 (0.39)

38

1.7 (0.24)

2 = Mild cravings

38

3.8 (0.27)

65

3.8 (0.18)

3 = Moderate cravings

26

6.0 (0.32)

32

5.4 (0.26)

4 = Very strong cravings

8

8.0 (0.58)

7

8.3 (0.56)

ANOVA

 

LS Mean Difference (95% CI)

F/t

Adjusted P Value

 

LS Mean Difference (95% CI)

F/t

Adjusted P Value

Overall

 

38.86

<  0.0001

 

58.39

<  0.0001

1 vs. 2

 

−2.0 (−3.3 to −0.8)

−4.35

0.0002

 

− 2.1 (− 2.9 to −1.3)

−6.87

<  0.0001

1 vs. 3

 

−4.2 (−5.6 to −2.9)

−8.47

<  0.0001

 

−3.7 (−4.6 to −2.7)

−10.33

<  0.0001

1 vs. 4

 

−6.3 (− 8.1 to −4.4)

−9.02

<  0.0001

 

−6.5 (−8.2 to −4.9)

− 10.73

<  0.0001

2 vs. 3

 

−2.2 (−3.3 to − 1.1)

−5.32

<  0.0001

 

−1.6 (−2.4 to −0.7)

−4.97

<  0.0001

2 vs. 4

 

−4.2 (−5.9 to −2.5)

−6.65

<  0.0001

 

−4.5 (− 6.0 to −2.9)

−7.57

<  0.0001

3 vs. 4

 

−2.0 (−3.8 to − 0.2)

− 3.05

0.0179

 

−2.9 (−4.5 to − 1.2)

−4.64

<  0.0001

EDI

PGIS-Hunger

n

LS Mean (SE)

n

LS Mean (SE)

1 = No hunger

8

2.4 (0.57)

22

2.3 (0.34)

2 = Mild hunger

42

4.3 (0.25)

80

3.9 (0.18)

3 = Moderate hunger

35

5.7 (0.27)

38

5.4 (0.26)

4 = Severe hunger

5

8.1 (0.72)

2

8.0 (1.12)

ANOVA

 

LS Mean Difference (95% CI)

F/t

Adjusted P Value

 

LS Mean Difference (95% CI)

F/t

Adjusted P Value

Overall

 

18.18

<  0.0001

 

22.44

<  0.0001

1 vs. 2

 

−1.9 (−3.6 to −0.3)

−3.13

0.0143

 

− 1.6 (−2.6 to − 0.6)

−4.19

0.0003

1 vs. 3

 

−3.4 (−5.0 to −1.7)

−5.34

<  0.0001

 

−3.1 (−4.2 to −2.0)

−7.31

<  0.0001

1 vs. 4

 

−5.7 (−8.1 to −3.2)

−6.24

<  0.0001

 

— b

— b

b

2 vs. 3

 

−1.4 (−2.4 to −0.4)

−3.87

0.0013

 

−1.5 (−2.3 to − 0.7)

−4.82

<  0.0001

2 vs. 4

 

−3.8 (−5.8 to −1.7)

−4.96

<  0.0001

 

— b

— b

— b

3 vs. 4

 

−2.3 (−4.4 to −0.3)

−3.06

0.0177

 

— b

— b

— b

  1. ANOVA Analysis of variance, CI Confidence interval, EDI Eating Drivers Index, EOT End of treatment, LS Least squares, PGIS Patient Global Impression of Severity, PROMIS PF SF Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Physical Function Short Form, SE Standard error, T2DM Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  2. aStudy 1 EOT was Week 26; Study 2 EOT was Week 12
  3. bn ≤ 5