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ArticleDiseases (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Evaluating the Association of Sociodemographic, Anthropometric, and Lifestyle Factors with Emotional Eating: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Maria Mentzelou, Sousana K Papadopoulou, Evmorfia Psara, Theophanis Vorvolakos, Constantina Jacovides, Ioanna P Chatziprodromidou, Eleftherios Lechouritis, Maria Mitsiou, Constantinos Giaginis

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Maria MentzelouDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Environment, University of the Aegean, 81400 Myrina, Lemnos, Greece.
Sousana K PapadopoulouDepartment of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, International Hellenic University, 57400 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6408-6128
Evmorfia PsaraDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Environment, University of the Aegean, 81400 Myrina, Lemnos, Greece.
Theophanis VorvolakosDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0340-2278
Constantina JacovidesDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Environment, University of the Aegean, 81400 Myrina, Lemnos, Greece.
Ioanna P ChatziprodromidouDepartment of Public Health, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Patra, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-6242-1351
Eleftherios LechouritisDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Environment, University of the Aegean, 81400 Myrina, Lemnos, Greece.
Maria MitsiouDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, International Hellenic University, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Constantinos GiaginisDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Environment, University of the Aegean, 81400 Myrina, Lemnos, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2878-4831

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Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesEmotional eating is an eating behavior that is influenced by behaviors, stress, emotions, and individual feelings in relation to eating. For many decades, studies have shown that mental health is the complex outcome of numerous biological, psychological, and social factors, involving contextual factors beyond the individual.

aimThe objective of this study is to evaluate the interconnections between emotional eating and sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics and lifestyle factors.

methodsThis is a cross-sectional study conducted on 328 adults aged between 18 and 75 years. Relevant questionnaires were utilized to evaluate sociodemographic and anthropometric parameters and types of feeding and the expression of emotional food consumption (The Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire).

resultsAccording to the analyses above, negative correlations between the emotional eating score and waist circumference and Body Mass Index (BMI) were noted. Furthermore, men were more likely to eat emotionally than women. According to a univariable regression analysis, it was also shown that there was an inverse relationship with age up to 35.92 years and a positive relationship for age > 35.92 years. In addition, an inverse relationship with a decrease in the emotional eating score was found with a BMI up to <49.32 kg/m

conclusionOur findings have emphasized the importance of performing large, prospective, well-designed, randomized, interventional, clinical trials to generate data indicating improvements in eating behavior. Moreover, in future studies the researchers must indicate which assessment tool for emotional eating they will use.

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body mass indexeating behavioremotional eatingemotional food consumptionlifestyle factorssociodemographic factorsThree-Factor Eating Questionnaire

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PMCPMC11854255

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