Relationship between perceived stress and emotional eating. A cross sectional study
Stress-related to self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic has shown a strong correlation with issues in the diet and health of the population. In this study, we aimed to relate the perceived stress of a group of Ecuadorian adults with emotional eating. Cross-sectional design study. We applied va...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Clinical nutrition ESPEN 2022-06, Vol.49, p.314-318 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Stress-related to self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic has shown a strong correlation with issues in the diet and health of the population. In this study, we aimed to relate the perceived stress of a group of Ecuadorian adults with emotional eating.
Cross-sectional design study. We applied validated questionnaires of perceived stress and emotional eating to adults of both sexes who virtually completed a form between the months of January and March 2021. The analyzes were carried out using Chi2 statistical tests, Student's t-tests and a multiple linear regression model., the analyzes were performed using the statistical software R.
The sample was composed of 2333 participants, the median age was 25 years (interquartile range 21–37 years). Females reported more perceived stress than males (77.91% vs. 22.09%). Nearly 64% of participants who displayed perceived stress were emotional eaters. A statistically significant association was found between the emotional eating score and perceived stress (p |
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ISSN: | 2405-4577 2405-4577 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.03.030 |