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OBJECTIVES: Describe the physical and psychological correlates of the Eating Inventory (EI) (also known as the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire) factors in an obese sample, and determine the relationship between the three EI factors and weight loss.
DESIGN: Consecutive series of obese women enrolled between 1987 and 1996 in clinical trials of weight loss treatments.
PARTICIPANTS: 223 obese women with a weight of 100.7±15.5 kg, an age of 41.4±8.8 y and a body mass index (BMI) of 37.2±5.6 kg/m2.
MEASURES: The EI and a variety of physical (weight, body composition and resting energy expenditure) and psychological (mood and binge eating) measures were assessed before and after 5–6 months of treatment.
RESULTS: Before treatment, higher restraint scores were associated with lower body weights (P=0.02), while higher disinhibition scores were associated with greater binge eating severity (P<0.0001). Weight loss treatment was associated with significant increases in restraint and decreases in disinhibition and hunger (all Ps<0.0001). Greater increases in restraint during treatment were associated with larger weight losses (P<0.0001).
CONCLUSIONS: The three factors of the EI showed clinical utility in a sample of women receiving treatment for obesity.
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Foster, G., Wadden, T., Swain, R. et al. The Eating Inventory in obese women: Clinical correlates and relationship to weight loss. Int J Obes 22, 778–785 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0800659
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